FAN IT
(Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon)


Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon & His Hot Shots - 1928
Red Nichols & His Five Pennies - 1931
Milton Brown & The Brownies - 1936
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 1936
Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers - 1937
Swift Jewel Cowboys (Instr.) - 1939
Woody Herman's Woodchoppers - 1941
Joe Loss & His Orch. - 1944
Hank Penny & Jaye P. Morgan - 1953
Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel - 2009

Also recorded by:
Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three; Joe Wilson & Drew Howard;
Lightnin' Hopkins; Dakota Dave Hull & Sean Blackburn.





As recorded by MILTON BROWN, March 1936:

If the sun's too hot, cool it if you can
Better go out and get yourself a five cent fan
And fan it, fan it, you gotta fan it and cool it
Honey, till the cows come home

Just met myself a new girl and her name was Sue
She said, "To make me love you, honey, tell you what to do"
You got to fan it, fan it, you gotta fan it and cool it
Honey, till the cows come home

My mamma's in the kitchen, just heard that back door slam
Come out of that kitchen, honey, quit that scorchin' that ham
And let's just fan it, fan it, you gotta fan it and cool it
Honey, till the cows come home

(Instrumental Break)

I got six months in jail, my back turned to the wall
Fannin' that thing was the cause of it all
Oh, fan it, fan it, you gotta fan it and cool it
Honey, till the cows come home


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As recorded by HANK PENNY & JAYE P. MORGAN:


HANK: Now, if you got a man and he can't be true
JAYE P:
Listen and I'll tell you just exactly what to do
Just fan it (Fan it), you better fan it (Fan it)
Fan it, cool it, honey, till the cows come home

HANK: You gotta love him in the mornin' in the afternoon
JAYE P:
But you ain't really lovin' till you love beneath the Moon
So fan it (Fan it), just fan it (Fan it)
Fan it, cool it, honey, till the cows come home

HANK: Now, if he likes your lovin' and he stays at home
JAYE P:
Just keep on turtle-dovin', leaving well enough alone
And fan it (Fan it), just fan it (Fan it)
Fan it, cool it, honey, till the cows come home

(Instrumental Break)

HANK: Now, if your man is mean and don't like your style
JAYE P:
Don't worry 'bout him, let him go hog wild
And fan it (Fan it), just fan it (Fan it)
You better fan it, cool it, honey, till the cows come home

HANK: Now, don't sit up at night and bite your fingernails
JAYE P:
He'll be back soon, tellin' lots o' fairy tales
So fan it (Fan it), just fan it (Fan it)
Fan it, cool it, honey, till the cows come home

(Instrumental Break)

HANK: Now, when he's had his fling and wants to settle down
JAYE P:
He'll drop his little brush and quit paintin' the town
So fan it (Fan it), just fan it (Fan it)
You better fan it, cool it, honey, till the cows come home

HANK: So if you love your man, take a tip from me
JAYE P:
Lock him up at home and throw away the key
And fan it (Fan it), just fan it (Fan it)
You better fan it, cool it, honey, till the cows come home



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2018)