I Want To Shimmie 1919

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 03 Jun 2006
2006

Mose Jenkins Lee from Tennessee
took his gal to a ball one night.
They were all dressed up like Astor's pup,
they sure looked out of sight,
the band began to play a waltz,
just as they strolled inside
Mose said: "Come dear let's Hesitate,"
then Liza she replied:

I don't want no waltz for mine,
I want to shimmie,
I want to shimmie,
Pavlowa's dance may be divine,
but I'd rather shimmie,
I'd rather shimmie,
I don't want no "Hesitation"
All I crave is syncopation,
and I don't like music played in waltz time,
I want Jazz time!
I can twostep,
waltz and foxtrot,
but I prefer to shimmie,
I'd rather shimmie,
the dance they call
the "Texas Tommy Glide"
I've tried, I've "Walked the Dog"
and "Balled The Jack"
but they don't seem to have the knack,
just let me shimmie,
and I'm satisfied.

I don't want no waltz for mine,
I want to shimmie,
I want to shimmie,
Pavlowa's dance may be divine,
but I'd rather shimmie,
I'd rather shimmie,
I don't want no "Hesitation"
All I crave is syncopation,
and I don't like music played in waltz time,
I want Jazz time!
I can twostep,
waltz and foxtrot,
but I prefer to shimmie,
I'd rather shimmie,
the dance they call
the "Texas Tommy Glide"
I've tried, I've "Walked the Dog"
and "Balled The Jack"
but they don't seem to have the knack,
just let me shimmie,
and I'm satisfied.

Liza said "I'm goin' to leave this place,
if they don't play some Jazz real soon.
Go and tell the "Profess"
to cut out the class
and play a ragtime tune,
I never liked a classy ball,
and honey, that ain't all.
If they don't play some Jazz real soon,
I'm goin' to leave the ball."

I don't want no waltz for mine,
I want to shimmie,
I want to shimmie,
Pavlowa's dance may be divine,
but I'd rather shimmie,
I'd rather shimmie,
I don't want no "Hesitation"
All I crave is syncopation,
and I don't like music played in waltz time,
I want Jazz time!
I can twostep,
waltz and foxtrot,
but I prefer to shimmie,
I'd rather shimmie,
the dance they call
the "Texas Tommy Glide"
I've tried, I've "Walked the Dog"
and "Balled The Jack"
but they don't seem to have the knack,
just let me shimmie,
and I'm satisfied.

I don't want no waltz for mine,
I want to shimmie,
I want to shimmie,
Pavlowa's dance may be divine,
but I'd rather shimmie,
I'd rather shimmie,
I don't want no "Hesitation"
All I crave is syncopation,
and I don't like music played in waltz time,
I want Jazz time!
I can twostep,
waltz and foxtrot,
but I prefer to shimmie,
I'd rather shimmie,
the dance they call
the "Texas Tommy Glide"
I've tried, I've "Walked the Dog"
and "Balled The Jack"
but they don't seem to have the knack,
just let me shimmie,
and I'm satisfied.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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I Want To Shimmie 1919
Words & Music by Shelton Brooks & Grant Clarke
who also wrote "Darktown Strutters Ball"
© MCMXIX by Leo Feist Inc. N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 03 June 2006 at 22.06
in association with Doug Grierson
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