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George Gershwin

Tra-la-la

"Tra-la-la" is a song composed by George and Ira Gershwin for the 1922 Broadway show For Goodness Sake, produced by frequent Gershwin collaborator Alex A. Aarons. It was published by Harms, Inc.

  • Original sheet music. Digitized copy in the Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection, Sheridan Libraries and University Museums, Johns Hopkins University. (Includes undated note from Ira Gershwin about forthcoming new edition with lyrics changed for the film An American in Paris.)
  • Performance of original lyrics by Fred Feild (voice) and James Pitt-Payne (piano). (Retrieved 6 January 2026.)
  • Performance by Gene Kelly and Oscar Levant in An American in Paris (1951). (Retrieved 6 January 2026.)
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George Gershwin