a 1922 skeleton jazz
words and music by Louis Breau, Fred Hoff and E. Stevenson
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
Jazz and syncopation fill the air
Raggy draggy music everywhere
You can find ’em dancin’ prancin’
Morning night and noon
Watch ’em hop, never stop, when they hear a tune
That’s the reason I can understand
Jazz is still the king in every land
When they pass away
Every dancing hound will say: “W–O–W”
Chorus
And soon they’re creepin’ night and day
In a creepy way
Down below, where all the little devils play
Every step is hot, like a pepper pot
There’s no chance to get away, Say!
When they step on coal, then they pay the toll
Soon you’ll see the tears in everybody’s eyes
While they’re getting burned
Here’s the lesson learned
Dance the Waltz and then you’ll land in Paradise
If the devil takes you by the hand
Blame it on the leader of the band
If you go to well! with the others you can yell
“Wow! Wow! Wow! Some! Dance!”
Sung here by Fred Feild: