The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #71488   Message #1223662
Posted By: GUEST,Hootenanny
12-Jul-04 - 04:30 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Loose Shoes (parody of Cab Calloway)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bawdy Cab Calloway Song
Doubtless the phrase goes way back. I first heard it from Blues man Memphis Slim back in the early sixties when he offered the advice that happiness was loose shoes and a tight pussy, he didn't mention the warm place, the fact that we were in mixed company may have been the reason.