You Can't Shake That Shimmie Here 1919

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 16 May 2009
2009

'Twas as a high brow dance affair
give by Professor Comitheer
down at his place
they call the Paul Swan Studio.
He offered fifty dollars cold
unto the couple young or old
That introduced
the newest most artistic dance.
Well me 'n' my lady friend
we had a dance
that had won four small time prizes
here's a chance
to walk off with the fifth
Fifty Dollars 'twas a gift
what made it sure
they'd hired our band that night.
Looked like that band was made for us
any how it happened thus:

They played the introduction
to our fav'rite piece
and me 'n' my lady friend
Miss Dell' Cereese
Took our stand
and Lawd that band
That clarinet
Sweet cornet
That slide trombone
begin to weep and moan...
I drawed Miss Della to me
and we made our start
and just as we had reached
the interestin' part
a voice just like a lady cried out
"This won't do!!"
I got hot and hollered to him
"Who is you?"
He says: "I'm Professor De Comitheer
and you can't shake that shimmie here."

They played the introduction
to our fav'rite piece
and me 'n' my lady friend
Miss Dell' Cereese
Took our stand
and Lawd that band
That clarinet
Sweet cornet
That slide trombone
begin to weep and moan...
I drawed Miss Della to me
and we made our start
and just as we had reached
the interestin' part
a voice just like a lady cried out
"This won't do!!"
I got hot and hollered to him
"Who is you?"
He says: "I'm Professor De Comitheer
and you can't shake that shimmie here."

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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You Can't Shake That Shimmie Here 1919
Music by Ford T.Dabney
Lyrics by Alex Rogers
© MCMXIX by Jerome H.Remick & Co. - Detroit & New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 16 May 2009 at 13.49
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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