From the 1923 musical “Adrienne”
Words by A. Seymour Brown
Music by Albert Von Tilzer
The sheet music:
Lyrics
Somehow I cannot do the dances
Which just at present have their way
But years ago when I was younger
In Hindustani far away
I remember when they held the Durbar
The natives had a dance they used to do
A mixture of the occidental figures
I’ll try to show it to you
We’ll watch you very closely
Refrain:
First take your girl
Then you twirl her around
And then glide, then you glide
Then you glide, then you glide
Hold her tight, as you sway
To the left and the right
Then you slide, then you slide, then you slide
Now you get back on your heel
Take three steps then you wheel
Shake your shoulder, shake your shoulder
Everybody’s watching you
So tell us what we ought to do
See that your feet keep the beat of the music
Then hop, then you hop, then you hop, then you hop
Hold her close as you whirl her around
Like a top, like a top, like a top, like a top
Then you start in to foxtrot it
That’s it! now you’ve got it
Sing yack-a-he, yack-a-ho-yack-a-hom
Means keep time to the old tom tom
When you do the Hindoo Hop, the Hindoo Hop