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Darktown Strutters' Ball
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Hank Snow
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I've got some good news, honey
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An invitation to the Darktown Ball
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It's a very swell affair
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All the "high-browns" will be there.
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I'll wear my high silk hat and frock tail coat
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You wear your Paris gown and your new silk shawl
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There ain't no doubt about it babe
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We'll be the best dressed in the hall.
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Chorus:
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I'll be down to get you in a taxi, honey
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You better be ready about half past eight
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Now dearie, don't be late
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I want to be there when the band starts playing
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Remember when we get there, honey
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The two-steps I'm goin' to have 'em all
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Goin' to dance out both my shoes
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When they play the "Jelly Roll Blues"
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Tomorrow night, at the Darktown Strutter's Ball.
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We'll meet our hightoned neighbors
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An exhibition of the "Baby Dolls"
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And each one will do their best
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Just to outclass the rest.
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And there'll be dancers from ev'ry foreign land
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The classic, buck and wing, and the wooden clog
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We'll win that fifty dollar prize
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When we step out and "Walk The Dog..."
Hoagy Carmichael - The Darktown Strutter...
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