 " I 'm Just Wild About Harry " underwent a complete rewrite during rehearsals and was nearly cut from the show . Blake 's original version of the song was a Viennese waltz , but according to the authors of America 's Songs , performer Lottie Gee encouraged rewriting the number as an up @-@ tempo one @-@ step . Blake disliked the suggestion and feared it would ruin his waltz but capitulated after Sissle agreed with Gee . 
