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Have you ever passed the corner of Forth and Grand?
Where a little ball o' rhythm has a shoe-shine stand
People gather 'round and they clap their hands
He's a great big bundle of joy
He pops a boogie woogie rag
The Chattanoogie shoeshine boy
He charges you a nickel just to shine one shoe
He makes the oldest kind o' leather look like new
You'll feel as though you wanna dance when he gets through
Oh, he's a great big bundle o' joy
Pops a boogie woogie rag
The Chattanoogie shoeshine boy
It's a wonder that the rag don't tear
The way he makes it pop
You ought to see him fan the air
With his hoppity-hippity-hippity-hoppity-hoppity-hippity-hop
He opens up his store when the clock strikes nine
Likes to get 'em early, haha, when they're feelin' fine
Everybody gets a little rise 'n shine
He's a great big bundle o' joy
He pops a boogie woogie rag
The Chattanoogie shoeshine boy
There it goes, listen Adam
He'll fix your feet so you can walk your beat
Yes, can I get no fire insurance around here
Bad risk when you goes, man, you're twinkle-toes
Ah, it's a wonder that rag don't tear
The way he makes it pop (wop-wop)
Just listen to him fanning the air
With his hoppity-hippity-hippity-hoppity-hoppity-hippity-hop
He opens up the store when the clock strikes nine
He likes to get 'em early when they're feelin' fine
Everybody gets a little rise 'n shine
He's a great big bundle of joy
He pops a boogie woogie rag
The Chattanoogie shoe-shine boy
Then I'll tell you one thing
If you're wearing a pair of cordovans
He gonna cut all the neon signs in town
You lay a quarter on him, guarantee you'll draw blood
He's just the Chattanoogie shoeshine boy
Where a little ball o' rhythm has a shoe-shine stand
People gather 'round and they clap their hands
He's a great big bundle of joy
He pops a boogie woogie rag
The Chattanoogie shoeshine boy
He charges you a nickel just to shine one shoe
He makes the oldest kind o' leather look like new
You'll feel as though you wanna dance when he gets through
Oh, he's a great big bundle o' joy
Pops a boogie woogie rag
The Chattanoogie shoeshine boy
It's a wonder that the rag don't tear
The way he makes it pop
You ought to see him fan the air
With his hoppity-hippity-hippity-hoppity-hoppity-hippity-hop
He opens up his store when the clock strikes nine
Likes to get 'em early, haha, when they're feelin' fine
Everybody gets a little rise 'n shine
He's a great big bundle o' joy
He pops a boogie woogie rag
The Chattanoogie shoeshine boy
There it goes, listen Adam
He'll fix your feet so you can walk your beat
Yes, can I get no fire insurance around here
Bad risk when you goes, man, you're twinkle-toes
Ah, it's a wonder that rag don't tear
The way he makes it pop (wop-wop)
Just listen to him fanning the air
With his hoppity-hippity-hippity-hoppity-hoppity-hippity-hop
He opens up the store when the clock strikes nine
He likes to get 'em early when they're feelin' fine
Everybody gets a little rise 'n shine
He's a great big bundle of joy
He pops a boogie woogie rag
The Chattanoogie shoe-shine boy
Then I'll tell you one thing
If you're wearing a pair of cordovans
He gonna cut all the neon signs in town
You lay a quarter on him, guarantee you'll draw blood
He's just the Chattanoogie shoeshine boy
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Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy Lyrics as written by Jack Stapp Harry Stone
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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