Zonky 1929

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 20Jan2025
2025

Tan Town has a low down treat
Red hot dance that can't be beat
When you see it you will feel elastic
Got a special name for it
Funny but it seems to fit
Watch the way we do this new fantastic

Any time you introduce the Zonky
Start to cuttin' loose, get honkytonky
It's a good excuse to let your feelin' run wild
Shake your feet aplenty, don't be haughty
Work 'em double twenty, that means forty
Make a noisy entry, act just like a big child
Got such
Well, you know what I want to say
Hot? Much?
That tempo sure is tight that way
I will bet a dime against a donut
Other dances they may come and go, but
When you learn the Zonky
You will want it to stay

Any time you introduce the Zonky
Start to cuttin' loose, get honkytonky
It's a good excuse to let your feelin' run wild
Shake your feet aplenty, don't be haughty
Work 'em double twenty, that means forty
Make a noisy entry, act just like a big child
Got such
Well, you know what I want to say
Hot? Much?
That tempo sure is tight that way
I will bet a dime against a donut
Other dances they may come and go, but
When you learn the Zonky
You will want it to stay

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Zonky 1929
Lyrics by Andy Razaf
Music by Thomas Waller
© 1929 by Santly Bros.Inc.   N.Y.C.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 20 January 2025 at 12.03
in association with Fred Feild, The Sheet Music Singer
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James Pitt-Payne