{"id":934,"date":"2018-11-29T19:15:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T19:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=934"},"modified":"2023-05-21T12:53:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T12:53:36","slug":"ive-got-my-habits-on","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/ive-got-my-habits-on\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ve Got My Habits On"},"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 1921 popular song<br>words by Chris Smith and Bob Schafer<br>music by Jimmie Durante<\/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\/2018\/11\/Ive-Got-My-Habits-On.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of I&apos;ve Got My Habits On - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-b7ae7551-68ef-4c24-863b-1de7a9bcf50d\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ive-Got-My-Habits-On.pdf\">I&#8217;ve Got My Habits On &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ive-Got-My-Habits-On.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-b7ae7551-68ef-4c24-863b-1de7a9bcf50d\">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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ff82e9d3-543d-43e8-a7b6-6f0b033d2307\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ive-Got-My-Habits-On-MIDI.mid\">I&#8217;ve Got My Habits On &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ive-Got-My-Habits-On-MIDI.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ff82e9d3-543d-43e8-a7b6-6f0b033d2307\">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. Some folks got a habit for sleepin&#8217;<br>Some folks got a habit to snore<br>But I got a habit for just one thing<br>That&#8217;s struttin&#8217; on a ballroom floor<br>My own &#8220;Sweetie&#8221; saw me<br>Fox-Trottin&#8217; at a swell affair<br>Got mad, bad and ev&#8217;rything<br>But I just said I don&#8217;t care<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>I&#8217;ve got my habits on Lawd knows<br>It&#8217;s on me good and strong, can&#8217;t help it<br>When that trombone moans I forget about home<br>With something on my arms, lookin&#8217; pretty<br>Just a bunch of charms, cute and witty<br>Can&#8217;t you see, I&#8217;m gettin&#8217; hot<br>Leader man, don&#8217;t you stop<br>Now, sure as you are born<br>Dog gone, I&#8217;ve got my habits on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First Patter:<br>Once I had a habit for \u201cWalking the Dog\u201d<br>Did the \u201cJack Rabbit\u201d and \u201cSittin\u2019 on the Log\u201d<br>Sure got the habit to \u201cBall the Jack\u201d<br>Even did a dance they called the \u201cHammer and Tack\u201d<br>Gimme little Shimmie, yes I\u2019ve stepped them all<br>I used to do them down at the Strutters\u2019 Ball<br>I\u2019ve shined my shoes and slicked my clothes<br>Look out, for I\u2019m on my dancing toes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Folks, I\u2019m just a glutton for struttin\u2019<br>No time have I had quite enough<br>I \u2018spose I am something like \u201cStrut Miss Lizzie\u201d<br>Crazy \u2018bout the jazzy stuff<br>Ragtime music\u2019s got \u2018em<br>It\u2019s appetizing to the brain<br>If jazz tunes are not allowed<br>To my feet they must explain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>I&#8217;ve got my habits on<br>Ain&#8217;t got a bunion or a corn<br>My feet are harmless, as a rule<br>I&#8217;m a struttin&#8217; ole fool<br>I cleans up in a hall<br>And I spreads my stuff at ev&#8217;ry ball<br>Say I&#8217;ve got \u2018em on the square<br>I am there, I&#8217;m a wang, I&#8217;m a bear<br>My shoes are out of pawn<br>Dog gone, I&#8217;ve got my habits on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Second Patter:<br>Sister\u2019s got a habit, so has my brother<br>We\u2019ve got a habit for something or other<br>Dad\u2019s got a habit, my Mammy too<br>They\u2019ve got a habit to beat me black and so blue<br>Uncle Hezikiah Obediah Burke<br>Has a lazy habit always dodging work<br>A band passed where I worked today<br>My boss got sore when he heard me say<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sung here by Fred Feild:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CsAVKms5ueY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] a 1921 popular songwords by Chris Smith and Bob Schafermusic by Jimmie Durante The sheet music: Accompaniment: Lyrics 1. Some folks got a habit for sleepin&#8217;Some folks got a habit to snoreBut I got a habit for just &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/ive-got-my-habits-on\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;I&#8217;ve Got My Habits On&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-934","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-f4","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=934"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4034,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/934\/revisions\/4034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}