A popular song from 1927
Words by Dan Healy and Irving Kahal
Music by Jimmy McHugh
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Pat Richmond:
Lyrics
Oh boy, what a dance I saw
Down yonder in Baltimore
Done to a brand new tune
In most every cabaret
From Dixie to Frisco Bay
They’ll all be doing it soon
Chorus:
There’s a dance got ’em like Black Bottom
Called Baltimore
Oh, baby that step has got
A rhythm that’s hot
When they start playin’ them
You start swayin’ like an old seesaw
When you start stepping about
Get up and shout Hey!
Now first you count the beat
You double it, then repeat
And then you just slide your feet
Right over the floor
There’s a dance got ’em like Black Bottom
Never did before
No, sir! That new twister called
The Baltimore