The Mississippi Dippy Dip 1911

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 20 Apr 2008
2008

I was at a ragtime ball,
down at Watermelon Hall,
Fiddles ringing,
all the darkies singing,
out upon the floor
the boys and girls were winging,
Music stopped to take a rest,
then Miss Mandy did request,
M I double S I,
double S I double P I.
That Mississippi dip,
That Mississippi dippy dippy dip.

There's that tune that I've been waiting for,
swing me, honey, right across the floor,
go on, let her rip,
don't you slip, don't you trip,
Johnny get your gal
for the Mississippi dip,
just put your arms around me tighter, Hon,
ev'ry step I takes a lighter one
You've got to come from Dixie,
if you want to do that
Mississppi dippy dippy
Mississippi Mississippi dippy dip.

There's that tune that I've been waiting for,
swing me, honey, right across the floor,
go on, let her rip,
don't you slip, don't you trip,
Johnny get your gal
for the Mississippi dip,
just put your arms around me tighter, Hon,
ev'ry step I takes a lighter one
You've got to come from Dixie,
if you want to do that
Mississppi dippy dippy
Mississippi Mississippi dippy dip.

Wonder why does my heart beat,
keeping time with both my feet,
Go on gliding,
keep your feet a sliding,
feels as if upon the wings
of love I'm riding,
Honey, ain't that music great?
From that ever loving state,
M I double S I,
double S I double P I.
That Mississippi dip,
That Mississippi dippy dippy dip.

There's that tune that I've been waiting for,
swing me, honey, right across the floor,
go on, let her rip,
don't you slip, don't you trip,
Johnny get your gal
for the Mississippi dip,
just put your arms around me tighter, Hon,
ev'ry step I takes a lighter one
You've got to come from Dixie,
if you want to do that
Mississppi dippy dippy
Mississippi Mississippi dippy dip.

There's that tune that I've been waiting for,
swing me, honey, right across the floor,
go on, let her rip,
don't you slip, don't you trip,
Johnny get your gal
for the Mississippi dip,
just put your arms around me tighter, Hon,
ev'ry step I takes a lighter one
You've got to come from Dixie,
if you want to do that
Mississppi dippy dippy
Mississippi Mississippi dippy dip.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Mississippi Dippy Dip 1911
Music by Raymond Walker
Lyrics by Ballard MacDonald
© MCMXI by Jos.W.Stern & Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 20 April 2008 at 17.20
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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