Standard (EADGBE)
Have you ever passed the corner of Forth and Grand?
Where a little ball of rhythm has a shoe-shine stand?
People gather round and they clap their hands..
he's a great big bundle of joy.
He pops the boogie-woogie rag..the Chattanooga shoe-shine boy.
He charges you a nickel just to shine one shoe.
He makes the oldest kind of leather look like new.
You feel as though you wanna dance when he gets through..
he's a great big bundle of joy.
He pops the boogie-woogie rag..the Chattanooga shoe-shine boy.
Chorus
It's a wonder that the rag don't tear..the way he makes it pop.
You ought to see him fan the air with his hoppity-hippity-hoppity-
hippity-hop-hop-hop.
He opens up for business when the clock strikes nine.
He likes to get up early when they're feelin' fine.
Everybody gets a little rise 'n shine with the great
big bundle of joy.
He pops the boogie woogie rag..the Chattanooga shoe-shine boy.
(INTERLUDE:)
Chorus
It's a wonder that the rag don't tear..the way he makes it pop.
You ought to see him fan the air with his hoppity-hippity-hoppity-
hippity-hop-hop-hop.
He opens up for business when the clock strikes nine.
He likes to get up early when they're feelin' fine.
Everybody gets a little rise 'n shine with the great
big bundle of joy.
He pops the boogie woogie rag..the Chattanooga shoe-shine boy.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.