Sweet Georgia Brown  (SIO 3012)  Graham Elliott  (Ben Bernie) 1925

MAINSTREAM

OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER

4 Ladies Promenade go once inside the ring

Come back and Swing, well everybody swing.

Join hands Circle to the Left around you go

Allemande the Corner now Weave the Ring and go.

It’s been said she knocks ‘em dead when she lands in town

Swing your girl and Promenade with Sweet Georgia Brown

Fellas, that she can’t get, is fellas, she ain’t met

Georgia claimed her Georgia named her, Sweet Georgia Brown

FIGURE

Heads Square Thru 4

Swing Thru these 2, Spin Chain Thru, Boys Circulate x2

Recycle round, Pass Thru & Trade By

Pass Thru again, Swing and Promenade

* Fellas, that she can’t get, is fellas, she ain’t met

** Georgia claimed her Georgia named her, Sweet Georgia Brown

ALTERNATE LYRICS

* Oh boy, tip your hat, oh joy, she's the cat

** Who's that, mister? It ain't a sister, Sweet Georgia Brown

ORIGINAL LYRICS

She just got here yesterday
Things are hot here, now they say
There's a big change in town
Gals are jealous, there's no doubt
Still the fellows rave about
Sweet, sweet Georgia Brown
And ever since she came the coloured folks all claim, say:

No gal made has got a shade on sweet Georgia Brown
Two left feet but oh so neat, has sweet Georgia Brown
They all sigh and wanna die for sweet Georgia Brown
I'll tell you just why, you know I don't lie... not much!

It's been said she knocks 'em dead when she lands in town
Since she came why it's a shame how she coos 'em down
Fellers she can't get are fellers she ain't met
Georgia claimed her, Georgia named her
Sweet Georgia Brown

Brownskin gals you'll get the blues
Brownskin pals you'll surely lose
And there's but one excuse
Now I've told you who she was
And I've told you what she does
Hand this gal her dues
This colour'd maiden's pray'r is answer'd anywhere, say:

No gal made has got a shade on sweet Georgia Brown
Two left feet but oh so neat, has sweet Georgia Brown
They all sigh and wanna die for sweet Georgia Brown
I'll tell you just why, you know I don't lie... not much!

All those tips the porter slips to sweet Georgia Brown
They buy clothes at fashion shows with one dollar down
Oh boy, tips your hats, oh joy, she's the "Cat's"
Who's that mister? T'ain't her sister! Sweet Georgia Brown