At The Shim-Me-Sha-Wabbler's Ball 1918

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 10 Oct 2012
2012

They had a swell time
down in old Memphis Town
at the Shimme-shawabbler's Ball;
Alexander and his big jazz band
made the music shake the hall.
They danced all night
till the broad daylight
and still they wanted
to dance some more;
they couldn't stop
that funny hop
but continued to dance
'round the floor.
Alexander rose to say;
"Tis now the break of day,
we'll play just one more tune for you
and then I'll say we're through."

All the darkies were there
dressed in their best Sunday wear
down at the Shimme-shawabbler's Ball.
Some high browns short
some high browns tall,
and high yellow lean and small.
They Shimme-shawabbled
round the hall
where the alligators wiggle
and the turtles crawl,
and they had a hot time one and all
at the Shimme-shawabbler's Ball.

All the darkies were there
dressed in their best Sunday wear
down at the Shimme-shawabbler's Ball.
Some high browns short
some high browns tall,
and high yellow lean and small.
They Shimme-shawabbled
round the hall
where the alligators wiggle
and the turtles crawl,
and they had a hot time one and all
at the Shimme-shawabbler's Ball.

There were some brown skin gals
with high yellow pals
at the Shimme-shawabbler's Ball;
There were choc'late browns
from nearby towns
that were gliding round the hall.
Old Deacon Leo
he went wild with glee
and danced all 'round
on that ballroom floor;
He grabbed Sis Brown
from Memphis Town
and he called for some more
and for more.
For he learned it right away,
and then had this to say:
"There'll be no service Sunday night
instead we'll learn this right."

All the darkies were there
dressed in their best Sunday wear
down at the Shimme-shawabbler's Ball.
Some high browns short
some high browns tall,
and high yellow lean and small.
They Shimme-shawabbled
round the hall
where the alligators wiggle
and the turtles crawl,
and they had a hot time one and all
at the Shimme-shawabbler's Ball.

All the darkies were there
dressed in their best Sunday wear
down at the Shimme-shawabbler's Ball.
Some high browns short
some high browns tall,
and high yellow lean and small.
They Shimme-shawabbled
round the hall
where the alligators wiggle
and the turtles crawl,
and they had a hot time one and all
at the Shimme-shawabbler's Ball.

Soft karaoke
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piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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At The Shim-Me-Sha-Wabbler's Ball 1918
by Geo.A.Lewis
© MCMXVIII by Frank K.Root & Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 10 October 2012 at 17.29
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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