Dumbell

a 1922 popular song
words and music by Zez Confrey

The sheet music:

Dumbell – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

Dumbell – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. There’s a girl I met by chance, she is dumb, but she can dance
    Last night I took her to a Cabaret,
    And she does a brand new step, lots of fun and full of pep
    I call it the “Dumbell”, and it goes this way:

Chorus
You start in stepping along, you can’t go wrong, doing the “Dumbell”
Never a more bewildering tune will you hear
Then you are soothed, with a smooth harmony
It almost sounds like a strange reverie
But when you suddenly realize, that you’re doing the “Dumbell”
Take it from me, that you’ll agree, that it’s a bear
It’s so entrancing, you can’t help dancing
I simply can’t get along without it, that’s all I can say

  1. Most amusements make me tired, so I had my cottage wired
    And now I listen on the radio
    There’s a band plays every day, and most everything they play
    Reminds me of “Dumbell”, my feet start to go

Sung here by Fred Feild: