Novelty fox trot song from “Shuffle Along”, 1921 words and music by Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake
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Accompaniment
Lyrics
There have been a thousand
Raggy draggy dances
That are danced in every hall
And there have been a thousand
Raggy draggy prances
That are pranced at every ball
But the bestest one that “wuzz”
Is called the Baltimore Buzz
Refrain
First you take your babe and gently hold her
Then you lay your head upon her shoulder
Next you walk just like your legs are breaking
Do a fango like a tango
Then you start the shimie to shaking
Then you do a raggy, draggy motion
Just like any ship upon the ocean
Slide, and then you hesitate
Glide, oh, honey, ain’t it great
You just go simply in a trance
With that Baltimore Buzzing Dance
Performance
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