[Verse:] The the'ter, the the'ter What's happened to the the'ter? Especially where dancing is concerned [1st refrain:] Chaps who did taps aren't tapping anymore They're doing choreography Chicks who did kicks aren't kicking anymore They're doing choreography Queens with routines That would stop the show in days that used to be One and all they're not chancing What we used to call dancing Instead of dance, it's choreography [2] Jakes who did breaks aren't breaking anymore They're doing choreography Who did softshoe doesn't do it anymore They're doing choreography Heps who did steps That would stop the show in days that used to be Through the air they keep flying Like a duck that is dying Instead of dance, it's choreography [As sung in the film:] The the'ter, the the'ter What's happened to the the'ter? Especially where dancing is concerned Chaps who did taps aren't tapping anymore They're doing choreography Chicks who did kicks aren't kicking anymore They're doing choreography Heps who did steps That would stop the show in days that used to be Through the air they keep flying Like a duck that is dying Instead of dance, it's choreography