Music:
Jug Band Rag, December, 1999

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Boodle Am Shake
Jack Palmer and Spencer Williams
Handy Brothers Music Co Inc. USA, 1926
[The 1926 sheet music is posted with the Free Music Downloads] ]

Down In Charleston land, I Heard a Charleston band
Play a brand new Charleston swing
Let me tell you now
That band it was a "wow"
Hot dog baby ain't no maybe
When the leader starts to sing

Down In Charleston land, I'll tell the world is grand
When they play this Charleston tune
Let me tell you now
That band it was a "wow"
Full of pepper
Ev'ry stepper you will hear those babies croon

Chorus
Boodle am Boodle am Boodle am now
Skoodle am skoodle am skoodle am wow
Gag a lag gag a lag gagh a lag too
Ska a lag ska a lag ska a lag do

1) I know this song don't mean a thing
just do that plain old Charleston swing, when you sing

Toodle am toodle am toodle am now
Boodle am Boodle am Boodle am wow

Additional lines
2) When you hear music blue and sweet
Yell Hey! Hey! then you shake yo' feet, and repeat

3) Just shoot yo' nelson all about
But when you do that real- cut out, you'll just shout

4) When Cornet Joe begins to toot
Play jazz tunes with his wha- wha mute. Hoot 'n hoot