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Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy lyrics and chords are here for your personal use, this is a great up tempo song that's really fun to do. If you don't know the song, find a way to hear it, you'll love it.
CHATTANOOGA SHOESHINE BOY
by Red Foley
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Have you ever passed the corner of fourth and grand
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Where a little ball of rhythm has a shoeshine stand
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People gather round and they clap their hands
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He's a great big bundle of joy
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He pops a boogie-woogie rag the Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy
He charges you a nickel just to shine one shoe
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He makes the oldest kind-a leather look like new
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You feel as tho you wanta dance when he gets thru
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He's a great big bundle of joy
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He pops a boogie-woogie rag the Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy
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It's a wonder that the rag don't tear the way he makes it pop
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You ought to see him fan the air
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with his hoppity hippity hippty hoppity hoppity hippity hop
He opens up for business when the clock strikes nine
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He likes to get 'em early when they're feelin fine
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Everybody gets a little rise and shine with a great big bundle of joy
G7 C
He pops a boogie-woogie rag the Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy
C7 F C
It's a wonder that the rag don't tear the way he makes it pop
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You ought to see him fan the air
G7 C
with his hoppity hippity hippty hoppity hoppity hippity hop
He opens up for business when the clock strikes nine
C7
He likes to get 'em early when they're feelin fine
F C
Everybody gets a little rise and shine with a great big bundle of joy
G7 C
He pops a boogie-woogie rag the Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy
Red Foley was a great vocalist with wonderful songs, many of them country gospel. His son in law was Pat Boone, who also was a great singer and also did a lot of acting. This song will put a smile on your audiences faces every time you sing it, you'll see hands clapping and toes tapping with the rhythm. Other artists also recorded it, one of my favorites is Faron Young. Check with Pure Country Music (click their banner below), they may have on one of Faron's cds. Print Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy lyrics and chords, your audience will remember this classic.
