The 'Shorty George'-Fred Astaire

[ti:The Shorty George] [ar:Fred Astaire] [al:The Centenary Collection, Vol. 4] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The 'Shorty George' - Fred Astaire [00:06.12]Just heard of the Shorty George [00:08.59]Got word of the Shorty George [00:10.90] [00:11.51]Seems that it's a kind of jig [00:13.34] [00:13.95]Named for someone about so big [00:16.05] [00:19.29]He rambles around the town [00:21.34] [00:22.09]Preambles around the town [00:24.03] [00:24.61]Then stops on a crowded street [00:26.78]'N beats his feet till his feet is beat [00:29.09]Look away [00:30.05] [00:39.85]Watch him go [00:40.88] [00:42.31]And he can [00:43.24] [00:45.04]Like a real nach'l man [00:48.47] [00:50.96]High Stepper is Shorty George [00:53.57]Black pepper is Shorty George [00:56.28]He dances to pay the rent [00:58.19] [00:58.75]And to see that you're solid sent [01:00.85] [01:03.57]Say mister can you spare a penny [01:07.20] [01:09.65]Lady can you spare a dime [01:12.89] [01:14.77]He makes I don't know how many [01:18.37] [01:20.02]'Cause he's dancin' all the time [01:23.45] [01:25.52]Popa's dressed up mighty sporty [01:28.54] [01:30.51]Momma's snooz-in' in the shade [01:33.94] [01:35.84]But while mommas's catchin' "forty" [01:39.32] [01:40.99]Shorty sees the rent is paid [01:44.48] [01:46.37]Get hip to the Shorty George [01:48.98]Hop skip to the "Shorty George" [01:51.20] [01:51.70]Directions are short and sweet [01:54.17]Beat your feet till your feet is beat [01:56.44] [02:38.80]So catch-on to "Shorty George" [02:41.26] [02:42.00]And latch onto "Shorty George" [02:44.12] [02:44.74]Good people I'm tellin' you [02:46.64] [02:47.21]"Shorty George" is the dance to do