Original Sheet Music

4-Bar Intro

    Verse 1

FOLKS IN GEOR-GIA'S 'BOUT TO GO IN-SANE,
SINCE THAT NEW DANCE DOWN IN GEOR-GIA CAME,
I'M THE ON-LY PER-SON WHO'S TO BLAME,
I'M THE PAR-TY IN-TRO-DUCED IT THERE, SO!
GIVE ME CRE-DIT TO KNOW A THING OR TWO,
GIVE ME CRE-DIT FOR SPRING-ING SOME-THING NEW,
I WILL SHOW THIS LIT-TLE DANCE TO YOU,
WHEN I DO YOU'LL SAY THAT IT'S A BEAR.

Verse 2

IT'S BEING DONE AT ALL THE CA-BAR-ETS,
ALL SO-CIE-TY NOW HAS GOT THE CRAZE,
IT'S THE BEST DANCE DONE IN MO-DERN DAYS,
THAT IS WHY I RAVE A-BOUT IT SO,
PLAY SOME GOOD RAG, THAT WILL MAKE YOU PRANCE,
OLD FOLKS, YOUNG FOLKS ALL TRY TO DO THE DANCE,
JOIN RIGHT IN NOW WHILE YOU GOT THE CHANCE,
ONCE A-GAIN THE STEPS TO YOU I'LL SHOW.

Chorus

FIRST YOU PUT YOUR TWO KNEES CLOSE UP TIGHT,
THEN YOU SWAY 'EM TO THE LEFT, THEN YOU SWAY 'EM TO THE RIGHT,
STEP A-ROUND THE FLOOR KIND OF NICE AND LIGHT,
THEN YOU TWIS' A-ROUND AND TWIS' A-ROUND WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT,
STRETCH YOUR LOV-IN' ARMS STRAIGHT OUT IN SPACE,
THEN YOU DO THE EA-GLE ROCK WITH STY-LE AND GRACE.
SWING YOUR FOOT WAY 'ROUND THEN BRING IT BACK,
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL "BALL-IN' THE JACK."

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