Strut Miss Lizzie 1921

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 5 Jun 2008
2008

At the barber's ball
in the barber's hall
all the dusky belles were there
such a glancin' prancin',
struttin' and a dancin'
they were doing for fair.
All the belles and beaus
prancin' on their toes
tried to do the cake walk swell,
When a midnight blonde
came prancin' on
they were heard to yell

Won't you strut Miss Lizzie
get busy
I want to see you walk
for the folks all state
the way you syncopate
is the whole town talk,
when you move so pretty it's a pity
the other girlies frown
but the men you meet
like the way you shake your feet
Oh you knock 'em dizzy
Strut Miss Lizzie Brown.

Go down the street
by the school
pat your feet you steppin' fool
Strut your stuff, use your "Kerch"
trot your tootsies by the church
thru the alley
dodge the cans
Shake Miss Sally's pots and pans,
cool your dogs we're coming thru
get set for Lenox Avenue

Won't you you strut Miss Lizzie
get busy
I want to see you walk
for the folks all state
the way you syncopate
is the whole town talk,
when you move so pretty it's a pity
the other girlies frown
but the men you meet
like the way you shake your feet
Oh you knock 'em dizzy
Strut Miss Lizzie Brown.

They were steppin' sweet
they were steppin' neat
they were steppin' super fine,
to the singing, swinging,
fancy pigeon winging,
they were falling in line.
Ev'ry dame and dude struck an attitude
for to win that cake they tried,
But when Lizzie Brown came prancin' round
everybody cried.

Won't you strut Miss Lizzie
get busy
I want to see you walk
for the folks all state
the way you syncopate
is the whole town talk,
when you move so pretty it's a pity
the other girlies frown
but the men you meet
like the way you shake your feet
Oh you knock 'em dizzy
Strut Miss Lizzie Brown.

Go down the street
by the school
pat your feet you steppin' fool
Strut your stuff, use your "Kerch"
trot your tootsies by the church
thru the alley
dodge the cans
Shake Miss Sally's pots and pans,
cool your dogs we're coming thru
get set for Lenox Avenue

Won't you you strut Miss Lizzie
get busy
I want to see you walk
for the folks all state
the way you syncopate
is the whole town talk,
when you move so pretty it's a pity
the other girlies frown
but the men you meet
like the way you shake your feet
Oh you knock 'em dizzy
Strut Miss Lizzie Brown.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Strut Miss Lizzie 1921
by Creamer & Layton
© MCMXXI by Jack Mills Inc. - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 5 June 2008 at 15.38
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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