Lead The Kitty 1917

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 12 Nov 2006
2006

Have you seen the latest dance a going 'round?
Folks are getting wise to it in ev'ry town.
Clear from New York State to the Golden Gate
they're a dancing it all the time;
"Lead the Kitty," that is what they call it, dear;
Float along to glory with your baby near,
Since I've seen it I can't leave it,
it's the only only dance for me:

And I want to lead the kitty,
lead the kitty,
it looks so pretty;
in ev'ry city you can see the folks a pussy footing
all around the hall,
it's such a cute little swingy dip,
I never want to quit;
lead me to it,
lead me to it,
I want to do it,
I want to do it,
now it's time to take another rise,
come on and float to dreamland by my side,
it makes me sigh, cry,
Oh! I want to lead the kitty all around.

And I want to lead the kitty,
lead the kitty,
it looks so pretty;
in ev'ry city you can see the folks a pussy footing
all around the hall,
it's such a cute little swingy dip,
I never want to quit;
lead me to it,
lead me to it,
I want to do it,
I want to do it,
now it's time to take another rise,
come on and float to dreamland by my side,
it makes me sigh, cry,
Oh! I want to lead the kitty all around.

Looky, Honey, ain't it funny?
See 'em sway,
watch 'em Rock the Tabby then they glide away;
Gee! It's lots of fun,
where you go in Hon?
Must be paradise down that way.
Listen, listen, listen how the music charms,
take your little baby in your lovin' arms.
Dancers swaying to the playing
I could keep a going 'til the break of day:

And I want to lead the kitty,
lead the kitty,
it looks so pretty;
in ev'ry city you can see the folks a pussy footing
all around the hall,
it's such a cute little swingy dip,
I never want to quit;
lead me to it,
lead me to it,
I want to do it,
I want to do it,
now it's time to take another rise,
come on and float to dreamland by my side,
it makes me sigh, cry,
Oh! I want to lead the kitty all around.

And I want to lead the kitty,
lead the kitty,
it looks so pretty;
in ev'ry city you can see the folks a pussy footing
all around the hall,
it's such a cute little swingy dip,
I never want to quit;
lead me to it,
lead me to it,
I want to do it,
I want to do it,
now it's time to take another rise,
come on and float to dreamland by my side,
it makes me sigh, cry,
Oh! I want to lead the kitty all around.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano
piano
piano
piano
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Lead The Kitty 1917
Words & Music by Frank Swift
© MCMXVII by Frank C.Huston
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, london UK
on Sunday 12 November 2006 at 6.11pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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