1. Dapper Dan was a Pullman porter man on a train that ran through Dixie. Ev'ryone knew Dapper Dan, Knew him for a ladies' man: Never cared to settle down, Had a girl in ev'ry town. On the train the whole day long, You'll hear him sing this song:
CHORUS 1: If I lose my gal in Tennessee, That won't worry me, 'Cause I've got another honey lamb Waitin' for me down in Alabam'; And if I lose my gal in Alabam', I won't feel blue, 'Cause I got one in Georgia that I can march right to. If I lose my gal in Georgia, Bet that I won't pine, 'Cause I've got another mamma waiting, Down in sunny Caroline. Now I ain't handsome, I ain't sweet, But I've got a brand of lovin' that can't be beat. I'm the ladies' man, Dapper Dan from Dixieland.
2. Dapper Dan was a very handy man on a train that ran through Dixie, Made the beds and ev'rything. All you had to do was ring. If the train stopped anywhere, There'd be some gal waiting there. He'd say: "This is one of mine, And there's others down the line."
CHORUS 2: If I lose my gal in Baltimore, That won't make me sore, 'Cause I've got one who can fill the bill Waitin' for me down in Louisville; And if I lose my gal in Louisville, I'll never fret, 'Cause I've got one in Mobile that I can go and get. If I lose my gal in Mobile, Funny as it seems, There's another lovin' sweetie waiting, Down in sunny New Orleans. I won't let no gal run my life, 'Cause if I lose them all, I still got my wife. I'm the ladies' man, Dapper Dan from Dixieland.