The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #57013   Message #948402
Posted By: JudyR
08-May-03 - 03:33 AM
Thread Name: Origins: My Gal's a Corker/...Girl's a New Yorker
Subject: RE: Origins: My Girl's a Corker
Wow, us oldies. We girls used to dance to this in the 50's, when we were early teens -- the dance was CALLED the New Yorker -- you know, a step, step, step-back-step-forward, step (you know, one, two, one-two three, one, two one-two three). You can even do the Charleston to it (which our mothers taught us).

The last line of the first verse was "Yessir, that's where my money goes..."