{"id":2479,"date":"2022-04-30T19:07:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T19:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=2479"},"modified":"2024-06-22T12:50:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T12:50:40","slug":"at-the-dixie-military-ball","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/at-the-dixie-military-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"At the Dixie Military Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A World War 1 song from 1918.<br>Words by Ballard MacDonald.<br>Music by Harry Carroll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheet music:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/At-the-Dixie-Military-Ball-1918.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of At the Dixie Military Ball - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5ffe815f-6406-472a-bd73-4676917792dc\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/At-the-Dixie-Military-Ball-1918.pdf\">At the Dixie Military Ball &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/At-the-Dixie-Military-Ball-1918.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5ffe815f-6406-472a-bd73-4676917792dc\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-43c2a22f-2d70-401b-bcee-78b1b69d9ea2\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/At_The_Dixie_Military_Ball_1918_s_JPP.mid\">At_The_Dixie_Military_Ball &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/At_The_Dixie_Military_Ball_1918_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-43c2a22f-2d70-401b-bcee-78b1b69d9ea2\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. A line&#8217;s been formin&#8217; since half past three<br>At the ticket window of the Armory<br>For the papers say tonight at nine<br>There will be some time<br>Come on, honey, I&#8217;ve got money<br>Weighing down my jeans<br>Get all dressed up like Astor&#8217;s pup<br>And you know what that means<br>Hurry honey, &#8217;cause my watch is slow<br>All set? Let&#8217;s go<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Look out, here comes Stonewall Grant<br>Doin&#8217; the tango with his big fat aunt<br>Close behind see Jackson Lee<br>All swelled up with dignity<br>Moses Lincoln, drinkin&#8217; gin<br>Got himself a razor and a bun<br>While the jazz band&#8217;s playin&#8217;<br>See him swayin&#8217; with Liza Washington<br>And corp&#8217;ral Brown from Memphis town<br>Has brought his sweet patootie down to the hall<br>They&#8217;re goin&#8217; the Walk the Dog and Ball the Jack<br>All the way to Berlin and then shimme back<br>At the Dixie Military Ball<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Just see that leader, Drum Major Jones<br>Pulling dark blue music from the saxophones<br>See the Gen&#8217;ral lead the big grand march<br>Just as stiff as starch<br>Watch those soldiers shake their shoulders<br>Up and down the floor<br>Each dressed to kill old Kaiser Bill<br>That&#8217;s how they&#8217;ll win the war<br>Come on, honey, hear those bugles blow<br>All set? Let&#8217;s go<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] A World War 1 song from 1918.Words by Ballard MacDonald.Music by Harry Carroll. The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics 1. 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