12. According to "The Making of No, No, Nanette" by Donald Dunn, the show's producer liked this song's 'dummy lyric' so much he had the song performed that way on stage. What song am I referring to?
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Answer:
"Tea for Two"
Yes, "Tea for Two" begins "picture you/upon my knee/just tea for two/and two for tea."
That was a 'dummy lyric,' which was used to figure out the rhyme scheme for the song. Lyricist Irving Caesar said it made no sense: "How can they be having tea if she's sitting on the guy's lap?" But the producer of "No, No, Nanette" loved the lyrics as is, and it was sung just that way in the show, and out as well, ever since.
By the way, "No, No, Nanette" is one of the few Broadway shows that lasted longer in its revival (1971) then its original production (1925).