[Dixielandjazz] 2nd verse to Honky Tonky Town

[Tony Orr]

Bill

here are words posted on list a whilw back

I haven't got any other version to check them against

love the chords in the verse. Even the chorus has differing chord 
sequences in the turn-around depending on whether you play it New 
Orleans revival style, or like the Louis recording.

cheers to all in Lodi

Tony Orr
Melb

From: <richard88jazz at att.net>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] (no subject)
Date: Sunday, January 09, 2005 12:10 PM

John:

Here's the lyrcis for you:

V1. Bill Johnson said one day;  To his Eliza May;  We've been to every 
place in town
    If you suggest to me;    Some other novelty;  We both will go and do 
the thing
                                                   up brown.
    His sweetie said "My dear;  There is a place I hear;  I get it 
straight from
                                                           dose who 
brings the
                                                            clothes.
    It's Honky Tonky Town;  Down where the gals are brown;  There's 
where music
                                                              grows".

C. Come on honey let's go down;  To Honky Tonky Town;  It's under-neath 
the ground;
   Where all the fun is found.
   There'll be singing waiters;  Singing syncopators;  Dancing to piano 
played by
                                                          Mister Brown.
   He plays piano queer;  He only plays by ear;  You want to stay a 
year;  The
   music that you hear, Would even start a monkey dancing with a donkey.
   Down in Honky Tonky Town.

V2. That hula hula dance;  Don't even stand a chance;  You ought to see 
those
                                                          little dusky 
queens.
    They do the "Bom-Ba Shay";  They do it in a way;  You really think 
you're back
                                                          in New Orleans.
    It's got to be a fad;  With ev'ry gal and lad;  To go to Honky Tonky 
town
                                                          at night.
    Each girlie gets to go;  And when she spies her beau;  She yells all 
her might.

To Chorus.

Hope this helps.  Enjoy!!!

Rich Skrika

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 From: <richard88jazz at att.net>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Down In Honky Tonky Town
Date: Monday, January 10, 2005 2:33 AM

I made a slight error in the lyrics posted:
The line in V1 "I got it straight from dose who brings the clothes"  
should read:
"I got it straight from Mose who brings the clothes".

Sorry for the error - I know we're all sticklers for detail and would 
hate to have the historians all gang up on me!!!  All it takes is one 
out of place word, note, chord, etc. to

start a bad rumor and the next thing you know people are playing a tune 
all wrong!!  By the way, the correct title is "...Honky-Tonky Town" not 
".....Honky Tonk Town" as

you often see it.

If you have a chance, try to catch "One 'Mo Time" if you can.  They do a 
superb job on this tune (as well as everything else in the show!).

Thanks.

Rich Skrika

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jazzboard at hotmail.com wrote:

> Hi gang,
>
> I need the second verse to "Down In Honky Tonky Town" The one that 
> starts off: "That hula hula dance, don't even stand a chance . . . " etc.
>
> Anybody recall it?
>
> TIA
>
> Bill "I'm so dumb!" Gunter
> jazzboard at hotmail.com
>
>
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