Have you ever passed the corner of Forth and Grand? Where a little ball o´ rhythm has a shoe-shine stand People gather ´round and they clap their hands
He´s a great big bundle o´ joy He pops the boogie woogie rag The Chattanoogie shoe-shine boy He charges you a nickel just to shine one shoe He makes the oldest kind o´ leather look like new You feel as though you wanna dance when he gets through He´s a great big bundle o´ joy, He pops the boogie woogie rag The Chattanoogie shoe-shine boy 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-hippity-hoppity-hoppity-hippity-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 o´ joy He pops the boogie woogie rag The Chattanoogie shoe-shine boy It´s a wonder that the rag don´t tear, the way he makes it pop Just listen to h