Static Strut

A popular song from 1926.
Words by Jack Yellen.
Music by Phil Wall.


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. Tune in on your radio
    You jazzy folks turn on your dial
    You’ll hear a brand new strut
    Will you go off your nut?
    I declare you won’t do nothin’ else but
    If you want the blues to go
    Just give this hot ditty a trial
    You ain’t had nothin’ yet
    On your receivin’ set
    Like this tune I’ll bet

Chorus
That’s it, that’s the Static Strut
Some hit! Not op’ratic, but
That sizzlin’ harmony and that melody
Has a kick just like a carload of T. N. T.
Mister, keep repeatin’ it
Sister, how you sweeten it
Wear out my battery
Only play for me
That erratic, red-hot Static Strut

  1. Baby, do you crave to romp?
    You’d better come to Sweet Papa
    Don’t hesitate no more
    Step out upon the floor
    Steppin’ is the thing this was written for
    Do you crave to do the Stomp?
    Or maybe you Charleston instead
    Let the hot music flow
    Out of that radio
    Come baby, let’s go

Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein.
Video by Vancha March: