Jazz Babies Ball 1920

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

Honey, get your dancing shoes
we ain't got no time to lose,
there's a swell affair,
at that dancin' hall.
Come on babe, let's wobble down
to the Jazz Babies Ball:

First we'll dance with dignity
then we'll shake a wicked knee
Oh! Oh! Let's go
Mister Jones will swing his bow,
sweet jazz babies short and tall,
will be moochin'
'round the hall,
Oh! There ain't no waitin' allowed
it ain't that kind of a crowd
ev'rybody's jazzin'
at the Jazz Babies Ball.

Dressed in silk and satin
with their slippers of gold
while they may be shiverin'
it ain't from the cold,
ev'rybody's troubles
seem to fade out of view.
Music is the only doggoned thing
that is blue
tho' it's late
don't you fret
hesitate
'cause you ain't seen nothin' yet.
Oh! Papa

Sweet jazz babies short and tall,
will be moochin'
'round the hall,
Oh! There ain't no waitin' allowed
it ain't that kind of a crowd
ev'rybody's jazzin'
at the Jazz Babies Ball.

Folks will come from far and near
they will shake but not from fear
hear that jazbo band,
it's a treat they say
don't you dare to mention home
till the break of the day:

First we'll dance with dignity
then we'll shake a wicked knee
Oh! Oh! Let's go
Mister Jones will swing his bow,
sweet jazz babies short and tall,
will be moochin'
'round the hall,
Oh! There ain't no waitin' allowed
it ain't that kind of a crowd
ev'rybody's jazzin'
at the Jazz Babies Ball.

Dressed in silk and satin
with their slippers of gold
while they may be shiverin'
it ain't from the cold,
ev'rybody's troubles
seem to fade out of view.
Music is the only doggoned thing
that is blue
tho' it's late
don't you fret
hesitate
'cause you ain't seen nothin' yet.
Oh! Papa

Sweet jazz babies short and tall,
will be moochin'
'round the hall,
Oh! There ain't no waitin' allowed
it ain't that kind of a crowd
ev'rybody's jazzin'
at the Jazz Babies Ball.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Jazz Babies Ball 1920
Music by Maceo Pinkard
Lyrics by Charles Bayha
© MCMXX by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Inc. N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 03 June 2006 at 10.27
in association with Doug Grierson
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