[Dixielandjazz] Question Origine Of "Tickle Toe?"

[Robert Ringwald]

This is from another email list. Any help would be appreciated.
I am learning the song "Jazz Baby," written in 1919 by M.K. Jerome and 
Blanche Merrill. (You may remember Carol Channing's version in the movie 
"Thoroughly Modern Millie.") I found the sheet music. One of the lyrics 
says, "Rocked to sleep... to the tune of the 'tickle toe.'" What the heck is 
the "tickle toe" tune? Google leads me only to a later tune of the same name 
written by Lester Young in the 1930's and recorded by Count Basie and 
others. I thought I'd ask the experts here for any information you might 
have about any earlier "tickle toe" tunes. I'm curious about the origin of 
the phrase. Was it a dance step? A lead to a recording of the earlier 
tune(s) would be a bonus. Can anyone help?

  Paul in San Francisco



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