A popular song from 1920
words by Bud De Sylva
music by Albert Gumble
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- They’ve got a new one in Honkey-tonk Town
Another blue one called “Tackin’ ‘Em Down”
Of other dances you tire some how
But this is one you’ll like I vow
You’ll be doing it, you’ll be doing it
Why not start right now?
Chorus
At first you hole your Sweetie tight
And ‘Eagle-rock’ with all you might
And then you stamp your heels
In time with the melody
That’s called “Tackin’ ‘Em Down”
And then you stop and start to sway
And shuffle back the other way
But the thing will be a flivver
If you don’t deliver just a little quiver
When you do the hit of Honkey-tonkey Town
The latest dance called “Tackin’ ‘Em Down”
- Although this dance is decidedly new
You’ll find it perfectly easy to do
It makes a hit with the rich and the poor
It’s just what you’ve been wishing for
Get your dancing shoes
There’s no time to lose
Step right on the floor
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: