[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]
a 1909 popular song.
Words and music by Armstrong and Clark.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. When the toil of day is o’er
I sit outside my cabin door
And keep on thinking more and more
About my dusky Lize
Then the gates are opened wide
And Liza sits down by my side
All my troubles then I hide
When she starts to shake her eyes, Oh!
Chorus
Shaky eyes, oh, oh, those shaky eyes
When they roll around and ’round
My feet can’t hardly stay on the ground
Oh shaky eyes, oh, oh, those shaky eyes
They make you feel so funny
You can give up all your money
For those shaky, those shaky
Those sha-a-a-a-aky eyes
2. Liza’s name I love to hear
It’s sweeter than your sweetie dear
She sets me crazy when she’s near
And starts to shake her eyes
And when she pickers up to kiss
Lord, that’s one thing I never miss
It makes me holler out with bliss
“Oh, you shaky eyes”, Oh!
Sung here by Fred Feild: