I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate
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I WISH I COULD SHIMMY LIKE MY
WORDS AND MUSI
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Sister Kate \Vords & Music by A. J. PIRON
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great. Kate.
Then I got wise to something new, But sis-ter Kate could not be blamed,
\Vent to a dance with my sis-ter Thought if I want to be up..: to
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I re- al-ized a thing or two, Al-though I tried 'twas all in vain,
I look'd at Kate, she was in a trance She mademedancetill I got sore feet,
3 Copyright ac;<;igned MCMXXII t.o Clarence Williams Music Pub. Co. Inc. 1547 Btvay, N.Y. London-Herman Darew~ki Music Pub. Co. Made In U.S.A. International Copyright Secured
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it was 1U her dance All the boys are I will be glad when it's all com - plete, _ Tried so . hard to
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go- ing wild Just ov- er Ka-tie's danc-ing style._ I im- i - tate To shim-my like my sis- ter Kate._ I
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...__ I h' r {k tb \Vish I could 1m- my 1 e my sis-ter Kate, She s 1v-ers 1 e e Jel-ly
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~ight, on a plate; My mam-my want-ed to know last
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neigh-bor - hood Kn~ws that she :an shim-my £nd it's r -....__..~
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shim-triy like J;y I know Itn late but I'll be up to date,\\1len I can sis-ter
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Kate. I Kate, I mean, shim-my like my sis ter Kate.
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to dance like my Sis - ter Kate I'll tell yoLL
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that great. but I don't care And lve l~me4 to dance it_ ·
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With a feel - in starts me ree - m. Now I can shim- my like Sis - ter Kate_
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Gee I know lin not late, fve learned_ to do a real shim-mie dance,
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Hon-ey,like my Sis-ter Kate, Sweet Pa - pa, Dance it like my Sis-ter !{ate ~A ~
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I Wish I Could, etc. 4
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New moon --wh7 io 1ou ht.ut me aew moon --· why do ;rou taunt me
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Got those dog· gone Ach • in' heart • ed blues Bout my ba. by want some one to tell my wor-ried -
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