Tin Pan Alley and Broadway, 1910s and 1920s (3)

Today's entry is by Wallie Herzer, still another Tin Pan Alley composer active around the time (before and after) World War I. "Everybody Two Step" is his best known piece. Wikipedia entry for Herzer: link. Link to the song on the Levy Collection site: link.

The chorus is a straightforward double period where the melody is controlled by obvious stepwise figures: Bars 1, 3, and 5 below will illustrate. The ending, with the ascent from ^5, is at the bottom of the page.