[Dixielandjazz] Request for lyrics Cakewalkin' babies

[briantowers]

Robert,
Thanks to the very wonderful listmate Audrey Dyke, I have the 1924 Clarence
Williams/Smith/Troy sheet music before me so I guess that is final.
It is not quite what I sing however!   (I better smarten up!)

Cake Walking Babies From Home
Verse
Cakewalkers may come and cakewalkers may go,
But listen to me tell you 'bout a couple I know,
High steppin' pair, I say they're there,
When they're out for business, not a soul can compare

Chorus
Here they come, those struttin' syncopators,
Going some, look at those demonstraters,
Talk of the town, Green and Brown,
Picking 'em up and laying 'em down
Prancing fools, that's what I'd  like to call 'em,
They're in a class all alone.
The only way for 'em to lose is to cheat 'em,
You may  tie them 'em but you'll never beat 'em,
Struts their stuff, They don't do nothing dif-frent,
Cakewalking Babies from home

No alternative choruses in the sheet music.

Cheers,
Brian Towers,
Hot Five Jazzmakers, Toronto, Canada
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Alexander Cremer" <r.cremer@hetnet.nl>
To: <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 5:16 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Request for lyrics Cakewalkin' babies


Dear listmates!

Our beloved list is better as ever. New posibilities to deal with problems.
Complete 'at your service'. All my compliments to mr. Ringwald. This list is
the best thing for the international brotherhood (and sisterhood) of 'Our
Kind of Music' since Victor released the ODJB 'Livery Stable Blues / Dixie
Jass Band One Step' record! Let's keep it a nice list as it was and still
is!

In de mean time I have a request. I always sing 'Cakewalkin' Babies' but I
got a discussion at the Breda Festival about the lyrics. Now I'm not sure I
do it right. Has anyone the right lyrics (verse / chorus) for me. And are
there more verses?

If anyone can send me the right lyrics, I will be very pleased.

Thanks already. Let's keep dixieland jazz the Best Jaz Art forever!

Rob Cremer (mr. Bob Doodah)
leader Pharmacy Five plus Three / The Bob Doodah Band / The Noisy Oysters
Breda, The Netherlands
e-mail: bobdoodah@twobeat.nl
URL: www.twobeat.nl

e-mail 2: r.cremer@hetnet.nl