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I've got some good news, Honey,
An invitation to the Darktown Ball
It's a very swell affair
All the highbrows are gonna be there

I'll wear my high silk hat and
You wear your new silk shawl
Ain't no doubt about it, Babe,
We'll be the best dressed in the hall.

I'll be down to get you in a taxi, Honey,
You better be ready 'bout half past eight
Now dearie, don't be late,
I want to be there when the band starts playing

And remember when we get there, Honey,
We're gonna two-step, an have a ball
I'm goin' to dance out both my shoes
When they play the "Jelly Roll Blues"
Tomorrow night at the Darktown Strutters' Ball.

We'll meet out high-toned neighbors
An exhibition of the "Baby Dolls"
And each one will do their best
Just to out-class all the rest

And there'll be dancers from foreign lands
Doing the, Buck and Wing, and the Wooden Clog
We'll win that fifty dollar prize
When we step out and Walk the Dog.

I'll be down to get you in a taxi, Honey,
You better be ready 'bout half past eight
Now dearie, don't be late,
I want to be there when the band starts playing

And remember when we get there, Honey,
We're gonna two-step, an have a ball
I'm goin' to dance out both my shoes
When they play the "Jelly Roll Blues"
Tomorrow night at the Darktown Strutters' Ball

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from Seeing Double Acting Single, released February 1, 2014

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The Slick Skillet Serenaders New Orleans, Louisiana

We are a New Orleans based Pre World War II Era Ragtime, Blues, Jazz Band, with a touch of vaudeville jokes and antics.

Our instrumentation changes, but our love for the music stays the same, as well as our dedication to putting on a great show.

We have a great love and appreciation for the music of the 20's and 30's and the showmanship in witch they were preformed.
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