>> Announcer: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT'S THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW, CELEBRATING MORE THAN 60 YEARS ON TELEVISION.

♪♪ NOW SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE SHOW SELECTED ESPECIALLY FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION.

♪♪ >> HI.

I'M MYRON, AND WELCOME TO THE BEAUTIFUL WELK RESORT HOTEL AND VILLAS.

I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE AS THE HOST OF THIS GREAT SHOW.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE, PERIOD.

IN SPITE OF A HEART DAMAGE IN CHILDHOOD, I'VE HAD A LIFETIME OF EXCELLENT HEALTH.

I COULD WORK AS HARD AND LONG AS ANYONE I KNOW AND ALWAYS FELT REAL GOOD.

WELL, IN 1998, ALL OF THAT CHANGED IN A HURRY.

HERE IS A LIST OF WHAT HAPPENED TO ME N APRIL, I CAME DOWN WITH SHINGLES, WHICH IS NOT FUN, AS YOU KNOW.

AND THEN AUGUST 28th, I HAD A SMALL STROKE.

FORTUNATELY, IT WAS A VERY MINOR ONE.

I DEVELOPED ENDOCARDITIS IN SEPTEMBER, AND WHILE TREATING THAT, THEY DISCOVERED I HAD COLLIN CANCER.

I HAD SURGERY FOR THAT ON SEPTEMBER 28th, AND THEN A FEW WEEKS OF THERAPY.

WE CAUGHT IT EARLY, SO I WAS VERY LUCKY.

THAT WAS IT UNTIL NOVEMBER WHEN I GOT PNEUMONIA AND HEADED BACK TO THE HOSPITAL.

THEN ON DECEMBER 17th, TO GIVE THIS TERRIBLE YEAR A BIG FINISHED, THEY REPLACED TWO OF MY HEART VALVES.

YOU KNOW, ANY ONE OF THESE THINGS COULD HAVE KILLED ME, BUT I'M A TOUGH OLD SOUTH DAKOTA BOY, AND I BEAT THEM ALL.

I CAME HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL ON DECEMBER 23rd IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS, AND EXCEPT FOR AN ATTACK OF KIDNEY STONES TREATED AS AN OUTPATIENT, I HAVEN'T BEEN BACK SINCE, THANK THE GOOD LORD.

I COULDN'T PLAY THE ACCORDION FOR 8 MONTHS, AND I REALLY MISSED DOING THAT, BUT I'M BACK AT IT NOW, AS YOU WILL SEE LATER IN THE SHOW.

I'M PERFORMING IN BRANSON, AS USUAL, AND HOPE TO SEE A LOT OF MY FRIENDS AND YOU OUT THERE TOO.

BECAUSE I HAVE A WIFE AND FIVE DAUGHTERS, BRANDY, KRISTI, ROBIN, OLLIE AND HEIDI, THIS IS THE PERFECT SHOW FOR ME TO HOST.

IT'S A SALUTE TO THE LADIES, AND AS LAWRENCE ALWAYS SAID, DON'T FORGET THE LADIES, BECAUSE THEY WILL BE YOUR MOST LOYAL FANS, AND OF COURSE, AS USUAL, HE WAS RIGHT, AND HERE HE IS NOW IN 1973 TO GET THIS SONG-FILLED HOUR STARTED.

>> THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

GREETINGS, MY FRIENDS, AND A VERY SPECIAL WELCOME TO ALL YOU LADIES WATCHING.

(APPLAUSE).

FOR MANY YEARS, YOU HAVE BEEN OUR MOST LOYAL FANS, SO THIS EVENING'S SHOW IS DEDICATED TO YOU.

HERE IS A VERY APPROPRIATE SONG TO GET THINGS STARTED.

A PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY, AND GEORGE, DO ME A GOOD JOB FOR OUR NO.

1 FANS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> TAKE IT OVER.

♪♪.

>> WHAT A BEAUTIFUL ARRANGEMENT.

WELL DONE.

GREAT VIOLINIST AND VOICE.

NORM IN AND JIMMY ROBERTS -- NORMA AND JIMMY ROBERTS RECALL THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY IN ANYONE'S LIFE.

♪ I LOVE YOU TRULY, DEAR.

♪ I LOVE YOU TRULY, TRULY DEAR.

♪ LIFE WITH ITS SORROW, LIFE WITH ITS TEAR.

♪ FADES INTO DREAMS WHEN I FEEL YOU ARE NEAR, DEAR.

♪ FOR I LOVE YOU TRULY, TRULY DEAR.

♪♪.

(APPLAUSE).

>> WOULD YOU DO ME A GREAT BIG FAVOR?

>> SURE.

>> WOULD YOU LET ME DANCE WITH THIS LOVELY LADY HERE?

>> CERTAINLY.

>> VERY GOOD.

YOU MAY HOLD THE BATON.

♪ OH, HOW WE DANCED ON THE NIGHT WE WERE WE HAD ♪ WE VOWED OUR TRUE LOVE THOUGH A WORD WASN'T SAID.

♪ THE WORLD WAS IN BLOOM.

♪ THERE WERE STARS IN THE SKIES EXCEPT FOR THE FEW THAT WERE THERE IN YOUR EYES.

♪ DEAR, AS I HELD YOU CLOSE IN MY ARMS, ANGELS WERE SINGING A HYMN TO YOUR CHARMS.

♪ TWO HEARTS GENTLY BEATING, MURMURING LOW.

♪ DARLING, I LOVE YOU SO ♪.

(APPLAUSE).

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS THROUGH ALL MY HEALTH PROBLEMS.

THEY WERE JUST GREAT.

MY WIFE HAS BEEN THE MOST FAITHFUL NURSE IN THE WORLD, AND SHE'S STILL MY DRIVER.

I'M STOLTLY SPOILED BY HER GOOD CARE.

AFTER THE STROKE, MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER HEIDI WHO LIVED IN CHICAGO AT THE TIME CAME TO NEW YORK TO BE WITH ME ON THE TRIP BACK HOME.

THE OTHER GIRLS CALLED AND CAME TO VISIT ME OFTEN, AND RANDY TOOK CHARGE OF ALL THE MAIL I RECEIVED.

LOOK AT THESE WONDERFUL CARDS AND LETTERS.

HERE'S ONE RIGHT HERE FROM REVEREND EUGENE CALLAHAN, TEXAS.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RESPOND TO ALL OF YOU AS YET, BUT WE WILL.

FOR NOW I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATED EACH AND EVERY CARD.

THEY KEPT ME SMILING WHEN THE GOING GOT ROUGH.

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR KIND THOUGHTS AND GOOD WISHES.

AS I SPECIAL THANK YOU, I DEDICATE THE NEXT SONG TO ALL OF YOU.

IT'S ONE OF MY SIGNATURE SONGS AND ONE OF THE ACCORDION MAN'S FAVORITE NUMBERS.

>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FLYING FINGERS OF MYRON FLORN.

♪♪ ♪♪.

(APPLAUSE).

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND OF COURSE, THE TITLE OF THAT SELECTION WAS LADY OF SPAIN, WHICH IS RATHER TIMELY, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A CHARMING YOUNG LADY OF SPANISH ANCESTRY WAITING TO ENTERTAIN YOU.

HERE'S ANACANI WITH THE SPANISH WORDS TO A PRETTY MELODY, STARS IN YOUR EYES.

>> THANK YOU.

♪♪ (SINGING IN SPANISH) ♪.

(APPLAUSE) ♪♪ (SINGING IN SPANISH) ♪.

(APPLAUSE).

(APPLAUSE).

>> LOVELY LADY, ANACANI.

NEXT A BIG BAND SOUND.

THE TITLE IS SOMETHING EVERY LADY ENJOYS HEARING, YOU'RE LOVELY TO LOOK AT.

♪♪ ♪♪.

(APPLAUSE).

>> HERE'S A SONG DEDICATED TO ALL THE LOVELY LADIES I'VE PLAYED FOR OVER THE YEARS, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

♪♪ >> IF YOU THOUGHT THAT THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW NEVER PLAYED A SONG WRITTEN BY THE BEATLES, YOU WERE WRONG.

THERE'S ONE COMING RIGHT UP.

>> ON WITH THE SHOW.

LIKE MANY YOUNG MARRIED COUPLES, GUY AND RALNA AND LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE.

HERE IS A QUESTION OFTEN ASKED BY YOUNG HUSBANDS AND WIVES.

♪ WHEN YOU GET OLDER, LOSING YOUR HAIR, MANY YEARS FROM NOW, WILL YOU STILL BE SENDING ME A VALENTINE, A BIRTHDAY AGREEING BOTTLE OF WINE?

♪ IF I'VE BEEN OUT TILL QUARTER TO THREE, WOULD YOU LOCK THE DOOR?

♪ WILL YOU STILL NEED ME, WILL YOU STILL FEED ME WHEN I'M 64?

♪ OH, I COULD BE HANDY MENDING A FUSE WHEN ALL YOUR LIGHTS HAVE GONE.

♪ AND I CAN NIT A SWEATER BY THE FIRE SIDE, SUNDAY MORNINGS GO FOR A RIDE.

♪ DOING THE GARDEN, DIGGING THE WEEDS, WHO COULD ASK FOR MORE?

♪ WILL YOU STILL NEED ME, WILL YOU STILL FEED ME WHEN I'M 64?

♪ NOW, EVERY SUMMER WE COULD RENT A COTTAGE IN THE AISLE OF WHITE IF IT'S NOT TOO DEAR.

NOTE YOU'LL BE OLDER TOO.

♪ OUR GRANDCHILDREN ON YOUR KNEE NAMED VERA, CHUCK AND GUY.

♪ SEND ME A POST CARD, DROP ME A LINE, STATING POINT OF VIEW.

♪ AND INDICATE PRECISELY WHAT YOU MEAN TO SAY, YOURS SINCERELY WASTING AWAY.

♪ GIVE ME YOUR ANSWER, FILL IN A FORM.

♪ MINE FOR EVER MORE.

♪ WILL YOU STILL NEED ME AND WILL YOU STILL FEED ME WHEN I'M 64?

HEY, WILL YOU STILL NEED ME?

WILL YOU STILL FEED ME WHEN I'M 64 ♪♪.

WILL YOU LOVE ME WHEN I'M 64?

♪♪.

(APPLAUSE).

>> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MY GOODNESS.

BOBBY AND CISSY ARE DOING THE GREATEST DANCE.

IT'S CALLED MOMMA -- IT MEANS I WANT MY MOMMA.

THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS.

>> DID YOU SEE THAT DRESS THAT CISSY HAD ON?

>> IT IS SO FANTASTIC.

>> IT'S NOT A DRESS.

IT'S AN OUTFIT.

>> IT'S REALLY FANTASTIC.

YOU KNOW, SHE REMINDS ME OF A VERY FAMOUS DANCER TODAY CALLED CARMEN MIRANDA.

>> LET'S LOOK AT IT NOW.

HERE'S BOBBY AND CISSY.

♪♪.

(APPLAUSE).

>> OH, THEY ARE SO WONDERFUL, CISSY AND BOBBY.

THIS NEXT SONG FITS NICELY ON OUR LADY'S DAY SHOW.

THE THEME SONG OF A FAMOUS LADY DORIS DAY, ARRANGEMENT BY OUR OWN GALE FERRELL AND VOCAL BY SANDY AND A GROUP OF LOVELY YOUNG LADIES.

♪ WHEN I WAS JUST A LITTLE GIRL, I ASKED MY MOTHER WHAT WILL I BE?

♪ WILL I BE PRETTY?

WILL I BE RICH?

♪ HERE'S WHAT SHE SAID TO ME.

>> QEUSERA, SERA, WHATEVER WILL BE WILL BE.

THE FUTURE'S NOT OURS TO SEE.

♪ QEUSERA, SRA, WHAT WILL BE WILL BE.

♪ WHEN I GREW UP AND FELL IN LOVE, I ASKED MY SWEETHEART WHAT LIES AHEAD.

♪ WILL WE HAVE RAINBOWS DAY AFTER DAY?

HERE'S WHAT MY SWEETHEART SAID.

QUE SERA, SERA.

♪ WHATEVER WILL BE WILL BE.

THE FUTURE'S NOT OURS TO SEE, QUE SERA, SERA.

♪ WHAT WILL BE WILL BE.

♪ NOW I HAVE CHILDREN OF MY OWN.

♪ THEY ASK THEIR MOTHER, WHAT WILL I BE?

♪ WILL I BE PRETTY?

WILL I BE RICH?

♪ I TELL THEM TENDERLY.

♪ QUE SERA, SERA.

WHATEVER WILL BE WILL BE.

♪ THE FUTURE'S NOT OURS TO SEE.

QUE SERA, SERA.

NOTE WHAT WILL BE WILL BE.

♪ QUE SERA, SERA ♪.

(APPLAUSE).

>> MY GIRLS HAVE BEEN TELLING ME ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE THESE DAYS WHO ARE HAVING FUN COLLECTING LAWRENCE WELK MEMORABILIA, SO I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE GIFTS THAT LAWRENCE GAVE ME.

THIS FIRST IS A LIQUOR SET THAT WE WERE GIVEN IN THE '70s.

A BOTTLE AND SIX SMALL GLASSES MADE IN ISRAEL.

HERE IS ONE OF THE FIRST GIFTS I RECEIVED FROM LAWRENCE IN THE '50s.

IT LOOKS LIKE A BOOK, BUT IT'S REALLY A BOX THAT HAS A SMALL BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE DECORATED BY TWO TINY GLASSES.

IT'S A VINTAGE SOUVENIR OF THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW, AND HERE IS SOMETHING I CREATED FOR THE SHOW IN ABOUT 1969, A PERSONAL DATA GUIDE THAT'S DESIGNED LIKE A SLIDE RULE.

YOU JUST PULL THE TAB TO GET ALL THE FACTS ABOUT EACH OF THE CHAMPAGNE MUSIC MAKERS, AND EVEN OUR FAVORITE FOOD.

IN MY CASE, IT'S A STEAK.

HERE ARE A FEW OTHER THINGS YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SEE, AN ASHTRAY SHAPED LIKE AN ACCORDION WITH A CHAMPAGNE GLASS IN THE CENTER, A PENCIL HOLDER WITH A '60s STYLE LAWRENCE WELK LOGO, AND A SET OF PLAYING CARDS, LAWRENCE WELK PLAYING CARDS.

YOU KNOW, SINCE 1987, WHEN THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW BEGAN ON PUBLIC TELEVISION, I WASN'T ABLE TO SEE IT VERY OFTEN.

I WAS ALWAYS WORKING.

WELL, DURING MY MONTHS OF RECUPERATION, I GOT TO SEE IT EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT HERE IN CALIFORNIA, WHAT A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE.

WE WOULD SIT AND WATCH IT TOGETHER, RELIVING ALL OF THOSE GOOD TIMES AND ENJOYING ALL OF THOSE GREAT PERFORMANCES BY OUR FRIENDS.

I HOPE YOU'RE ENJOYING THE SHOWS AS MUCH AS WE DID, AND I THINK IT'S TIME TO GET BACK TO THIS ONE RIGHT NOW.

>> HERE IS JOE FINNEY FOR THE LADIES IN OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE AND YOU LADIES AT HOME.

BOB WALSH AT THE ORGAN.

♪ GIRL OF MY DREAMS, I LOVE YOU, HONESTY DO.

♪ YOU ARE SO SWEET.

♪ IF I COULD JUST HOLD YOUR CHARMS AGAIN M MY ARMS, THEN LIFE WOULD BE COMPLETE.

♪ SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE, DEAR, LIFE DON'T SEEM THE SAME.

♪ PLEASE COME BACK AGAIN.

♪ BUT AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE, THERE'S ONLY ONE GIRL OF MY DREAMS.

♪ IT'S YOU.

♪ GIRL OF MY DREAMS, IT'S YOU ♪ THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE).

>> BOB RALSTON AND JOE FINNEY.

ALWAYS HAPPIEST WHEN HE CAN SING RIGHT TO THE LAID EASE.

HERE ARTHUR DUNCAN DANCING TO AN ALL TIME FAVORITE, A SONG ABOUT A GIRL NAMED MARGIE.

♪♪ ♪♪.

(APPLAUSE).

VERY, VERY, NICE, ARTHUR DUNCAN.

A BARBERSHOP QUARTET ADDS A NICE TOUCH TO OUR SALUTE TO THE LADIES.

HERE ARE FOUR OF OUR BOYS WITH SOME CLOSE HARMONY.

♪ I WANT A GIRL JUST LIKE THE GIRL THAT MARRIED DEAR OLD DAD.

♪ SHE -- >> HOLD IT JUST ONE MINUTE, BOYS.

HOLD IT JUST ONE MINUTE.

(LAUGHTER).

(APPLAUSE).

♪ I WANT A GIRL, JUST LIKE THE GIRL THAT MARRIED DEAR OLD DAD.

♪ SHE WAS A PEARL AND THE ONLY GIRL THAT DADDY EVER HAD.

♪ A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED GIRL WITH HEART SO TRUE, ONE WHO LOVES NOBODY ELSE BUT YOU.

♪ I WANT A GIRL, JUST LIKE THE GIRL THAT MARRIED DEAR OLD DAD.

♪ WAIT TILL THE SUN SHINES, NELLY, WHEN THE CLOUDS GO DRIFTING BY.

♪ WE WILL BE HAPPY, NELLY.

DON'T YOU SIGH.

♪ DOWN LOVERS LANE, WE'LL WANDER, SWEETHEARTS THROUGH THE NIGHT.

♪ SO WON'T YOU WAIT TILL THE SUN SHINES, NELLY, BY AND BY, WAIT BY AND BY ♪♪.

(APPLAUSE).

>> HEY, FELLOWS, DO YOU KNOW THAT 80% OF THE WEALTH IN THIS COUNTRY IS CONTROLLED BY WOMEN?

>> SO WHY DO THEY NEED WOMEN'S LIB.

>> THEY MUST BE TRYING FOR 100%.

>> YOU KNOW, I THINK KEN HAS THE RIGHT IDEA.

JUST LISTEN.

>> KD.

>> OKAY, GIRLS.

OKAY.

LET'S TAKE A BREAK.

LET'S NOT OVERDO IT NOW.

LET'S RELAX AND LITTLE BIT AND SIT DOWN AND TAKE IT EASY.

>> EVERY DAY IS LADIES DAY WITH ME.

♪ I'M QUITE AT THEIR DISPOSAL ALL THE WHILE.

♪ AND MY PLEASURE IS DOUBLE IF THEY COME TO ME IN TROUBLE.

♪ FOR I ALWAYS FIND A WAY TO MAKE THEM SMILE, THE LITTLE DARLINGS.

♪ I'VE NO DOUBT ISHOULD HAVE MA.

♪ IT'S THE PROPER THING TO DO, YOU'LL ALL AGREE.

>> ♪ BUT I NEVER COULD FIND ANY FUN IN WASTING ALL MY TIME ON ONE.

♪ SO EVERY DAY IS LADIES' DAY WITH ME.

♪ EVERY DAY IS LADIES' DAY WITH HIM.

♪ WE'RE QUITE AT HIS DISPOSAL ALL THE WHILE.

♪ AND MY PLEASURE, IT IS DOUBLE IF THEY COME TO ME IN TROUBLE, FOR I ALWAYS FIND A WAY TO MAKE THEM SMILE, THE LITTLE DARLINGS.

♪ WE'VE NO DOUBT WE SHOULD HAVE MARRIED LONG AGO.

YEARS AGO.

♪ IT'S THE PROPER THING TO DO, YOU'LL ALL AGREE.

I AGREE.

♪ BUT I NEVER COULD FIND ANY FUN IN WASTING ALL MY TIME ON ONE.

♪ EVERY DAY IS LADIES' DAY.

EVERY DAY IS LADIES' DAY.

♪ EVERY DAY IS LADIES' DAY WITH ME ♪♪.

(APPLAUSE).

>> KEN CERTAINLY LOOKED AS IF HE WAS ENJOYING HIMSELF AS THE COACH OF THAT BEAUTIFUL BASEBALL TEAM OF YOUNG LADIES.

I HAVE TO SAY LAWRENCE WELK CERTAINTY HAD THE PRETTIEST CAST OF FEMALE SINGERS FOR TELEVISION, AND THEY STILL ARE.

THE NEXT SONG WAS MADE FAMOUS BY A VERY TALENTED YOUNG LADY, AND HERE'S LAWRENCE TO INTRODUCE HER AND THE SONG.

>> GIRL SINGERS HAVE BECOME ASSOCIATED WITH MANY HIT SONGS.

LET'S DEDICATE THIS ONE TO THE YOUNG LADY WHO MADE IT FAMOUS, TERESA BREWER, TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU.

GEORGE KATES, A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF MS.

BREWER, CONDUCTS THE ORCHESTRA.

♪♪.

(APPLAUSE).

>> THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

YOU KNOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, A FEW YEARS AGO, ROD WROTE A BEAUTIFUL SONG ABOUT A GIRL NAMED JEAN.

I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO ENJOY THIS VERSION BY OUR FINE COUNTRY SINGER, CLAY HART.

>> THANK YOU.

♪ OH, JEAN, JEAN, ROSES ARE RED.

ALL THE LEAVES HAVE GONE GREEN.

♪ AND THE CLOUDS ARE SO LOW, YOU CAN TOUCH THEM.

♪ AND SO COME OUT TO THE MEADOW, JEAN.

♪ OH, JEAN, JEAN, YOU'RE YOUNG AND ALIVE.

♪ COME OUT OF YOUR HALF-DREAMED DREAM.

♪ AND RUN, IF YOU WILL, TO THE TOP OF THE HILL.

♪ OPEN YOUR ARMS, BONNIE JEAN.

♪ TILL THE SHEEP IN THE VALLEY COME HOME MY WAY.

♪ TILL THE STARS FALL AROUND ME AND FIND ME ALONE.

♪ WHEN THE SUN COMES A SINGING, I'LL STILL BE WAITING.

♪ FOR MY JEAN, OH, JEAN, ROSES ARE RED.

♪ ALL OF THE LEAVES HAVE GONE GREEN.

♪ AND THE HILLS ARE ABLAZE WITH THE MOON'S YELLOW HAZE.

♪ COME INTO MY ARMS, BONNIE JEAN.

COME INTO MY ARMS, MY BONNIE JEAN.

♪ JEAN, JEAN, JEAN, JEAN ♪.

(APPLAUSE).

>> RIGHT NOW BOB AND THE DIXIELAND BOYS HAVE A NEW SONG ABOUT A COUNTRY GIRL THAT GOES TO THE BIG CITY.

IT'S THE STORY OF SWEET GYPSY ROSE.

♪ HEY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE?

HERE'S A PICTURE WHEN SHE WAS MY SWEET MARY JO.

♪ NOW SHE'S GOT RINGS ON HER FINGERS AND BELLS ON HER TOES.

♪ HEY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE?

♪ OH, BABY, BABY, WON'T YOU COME HOME?

♪ WE ALL MISS YOU, AND EVERY NIGHT WE KISS YOUR PICTURE.

♪ THEN ONE NIGHT THE LIGHTS GO DIM AND THE CROWD GOES HOME.

♪ THAT'S THE DAY YOU WAKE UP AND YOU FIND YOU'RE ALONE.

♪ SO LET'S SAY GOODBYE TO GYPSY.

HELLO MARY JO.

SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE?

♪ ♪♪.

♪ SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE?

♪ HERE'S A PICTURE WHEN SHE WAS MY SWEET MARY JO.

♪ RINGS ON HER FINGERS AND BELLS ON HER TOES.

♪ SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY GYPSY ROSE, MY GYPSY ROSE ♪♪.

(APPLAUSE).

>> BEAUTIFUL PLAYING.

(APPLAUSE).

>> GREAT, BOB AND FELLOWS.

SANDY, GALE AND MARY LOU RECALL A HIT SONG AND A FAMOUS GIRLS TRIO OF THE 40s, THE ANDREW SISTERS.

♪ PLEASE LET ME EXPLAIN.

BEI MIR BIST DU SCHON, AGAIN I'LL EXPLAIN.

♪ IT MEANS YOU'RE THE FAIREST IN THE LAND.

♪ I COULD SAY A BELLA, BELLA.

EACH LANGUAGE ONLY HELPS ME TELL HOW GRANDEUR.

♪ I'VE TRIED TO EXPLAIN, BEI MIR BIST DU SCHON.

NOTE SO KISS ME AND SAY YOU UNDERSTAND.

♪ BEI MIR BIST DU SCHON, YOU BETTER GO ALONG AND LET ME TRY TO EXPLAIN.

♪ IT MEANS YOU'RE THE FAIREST IN THE LAND.

♪ BEI MIR BIST DU SCHON IS SUCH AN OLD REFRAIN, AND YET I SHOULD EXPLAIN.

♪ IT MEANS THAT I THINK YOU'RE SIMPLY GRAND.

♪ I COULD SAY BELLA, BELLA.

♪ EACH LANGUAGE ONLY HELPS ME TELL HOW GRANDEUR.

♪ I'VE TRIED TO EXPLAIN BEI MIR BIST DU SCHON.

♪ SO KISS ME AND SAY THAT YOU UNDERSTAND ♪♪.

(APPLAUSE).

>> I ALWAYS ENJOYED THE ANDREW SISTERS.

THEIR RECORDINGS HAVE STAYED SO POPULAR ALL THESE YEARS, AND LOTS OF GIRLS SINGERS CONTINUE TO SALUTE THEM WITH THEIR OWN VERSIONS OF ANDREW'S SISTER'S HITS.

THE LENNON SISTERS AND DAUGHTERS HAVE DONE IT AND SO HAS BETTE MIDLER AND DOZENS OF OTHER SINGING STARS.

GOOD ARRANGEMENTS OF GREAT SONGS NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE.

SWING MUSIC AND DANCING IS BACK IN STYLE, TOO.

I COULD SEE IT COMING A FEW YEARS AGO.

I WAS GETTING MORE AND MORE REQUESTS TO PUT TOGETHER A DANCE BAND FOR MY PERFORMANCES, AND FOR THREE OR FOUR HOURS, THE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME DANCING.

I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE OF THESE GREAT LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING DANCES IN FLORIDA AND MAYBE YOUR HOMETOWN.

I'LL BE PLAYING SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE 1940 SONGS, INCLUDING SENTIMENTAL HITS LIKE THIS ONE.

>> HERE'S TANYA AND OUR LADIES DEDICATING HER SONG TO PATTY ANDREWS WHO WON A GOLD RECORD BACK IN 1949 WITH HER RECORDING.

♪ I CAN SEE, NO MATTER HOW NEAR YOU'LL BE, YOU'LL NEVER BELONG ME.

♪ BUT I CAN DREAM, CAN'T I?

♪ CAN'T I PRETEND THAT I'M LOCKED IN THE BEND OF YOUR EMBRACE?

♪ FOR DREAMS ARE JUST LIKE WINE, AND I AM DRUNK WITH MINE.

♪ I'M AWARE MY HEART IS A SAD AFFAIR.

♪ THERE'S MUCH DISILLUSION THERE, BUT I CAN DREAM, CAN'T I?

♪ CAN'T I ADORE YOU ALTHOUGH WE ARE OCEANS APART.

♪ I CAN'T MAKE YOU OPEN YOUR HEART.

♪ BUT I CAN DREAM, CAN'T I?

♪♪.

(APPLAUSE).

>> THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, TANYA.

NOW A SONG THAT CERTAINLY DESERVES A SPOT ON THE SALUTE TO THE LADIES.

IT'S TITLED, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD, AND WE FEATURE OUR SWING GROUP.

>> EXCUSE ME, MR. WELK, EXCUSE ME.

>> YES.

>> WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST HERE TONIGHT, AND THIS IS A GENTLEMAN AND HIS LIFE FROM THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT, AND THAT HAPPENS TO BE MY HOME STATE, NEW MEXICO.

IT HAPPENS TO BE THE GOVERNOR BRUCE KING AND HIS WIFE.

>> A RELATIVE OF YOURS?

>> A DISTANT RELATIVE, KISSING COUSIN.

>> AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO DANCE WITH HIM?

>> I WOULD LOVE TO DANCE WITH HIM IF YOU WILL DANCE WITH.

>> WE'LL DANCE WITH THE FIRST LADY.

TAKE IT AWAY, BOYS.

♪♪ ♪♪.

(APPLAUSE).

♪ GOODNIGHT, SWEETHEART, THOUGH I'M NOT BESIDE YOU.

♪ GOODNIGHT, SWEETHEART, STILL MY LOVE WILL GUIDE YOU.

♪ DREAMS FOR YOU, IN EACH ONE I HOLD YOU.

♪ GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART, GOOD GOODNIGHT.

(APPLAUSE).

>> AND NOW, MY GOOD FRIENDS, YOU HAVE OUR SALUTE TO THE LADIES, OUR WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU, LADIES, FOR BEING SUCH A LARGE AND LOYAL PART OF OUR AUDIENCE FOR SO MANY, MANY YEARS.

>> I AGREE 100%, LAWRENCE.

THANK YOU, LADIES, FOR ALL YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS, AND THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, FOR SITTING THERE BESIDE HER AS SHE WATCHED THE SHOW.

I'M SO HAPPY YOU WATCHED THIS SHOW WITH ME, AND I HOPE YOU ENJOYED SEEING IT AS MUCH AS I DID.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND KIND THOUGHTS DURING MY ILLNESS.

IT WAS MUCH APPRECIATED BY ME AND MY ENTIRE FAMILY.

TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELVES, BECAUSE YOUR HEALTH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU HAVE.

BELIEVE ME, I KNOW.

MUSIC CAN HELP YOU RELAX AND TAKE IT EASY.

SO AS LAWRENCE ALWAYS SAID, KEEP A SONG IN YOUR HEART.

GOD BLESS YOU, AND GOODBYE FOR NOW.

AND NOW 'TIL WE MEET AGAIN ADIOS, AU REVOIR, AUF WIEDERSEHN GOOD NIGHT!

♪ ♪.

♪♪ ♪♪ GOODNIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT, AND PLEASANT DREAMS TO YOU ♪.

HERE'S A WISH AND A PRAYER THAT EVERY DREAM COMES TRUE ♪ AND NOW 'TIL WE MEET AGAIN ADIOS, AU REVOIR, AUF WIEDERSEHN GOOD NIGHT!

Captioning provided by Caption Associates, LLC www.captionassociates.com