[Verse]
I've got some good news, Honey, An invitation to the Darktown
Ball,
It's a very swell affair, All the "high-browns"
will be there,
I'll wear my high silk hat and a frock tail coat, You wear
your Paris Gown and your new shilk shawl,
There ain't no doubt about it babe, We'll be the best dressed
in the hall.
[Chorus]
I'll be down to get you in a Taxi honey, You better be ready
about half past eight,
Now dearie, don't be late, I want to be there when the band
starts playing
Remember when we get there, Honey, The two steps I'm goin'
to have 'em all,
Goin' to dance out both my shoes:
When they play the "Jelly Roll Blues" Tomorrow
night, at the Darktown Strutters' Ball.
[Verse]
We'll meet our high-toned neighbors, An exhibition of the
"Baby Dolls",
And each one will do their best, Just to outclass all the
rest,
And there'll be dancers from ev'ry foreign land, The classic,
buck and wing, and the wooden colg:
We'll win that fifty dollar prize, When we step out and
"Walk the Dog".
(chorus)
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