HOOSIER HOP, THE
>From the film "It's A Great Life" (1929)
(Music: Dave Dreyer / Lyrics: Ballard MacDonald)


Rosetta & Vivian Duncan (Film Soundtrack) - 1929
The High Hatters (vocal: Frank Luther) - 1929





If you've ever been to Indiana
You've seen the dance they do
Cy, Sal, Zeke and Hannah
Doin' it two-by-two

Ah, when the music starts
You grab a partner
Swing 'em out on the floor
Then full o' pep, they do a step
Never been done before

It's a hick step, but a slick step
Called the Hoosier Hop
It's the high school kids invented the thing
Grown up folks caught onto the swing

Nowadays it's quite a craze
It's never going to stop
Ev'ry single time the orchestra plays
Go with the Hoosier Hop

You'll see the sheiks and their charmers
Hopping wherever you go
Milkmaids are out with the farmers
Everyone's doing it, so collegiate

Better get it, you'll regret it
For you're bound to flop
If you don't show you know something about
Doin' the Hoosier Hop






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2013)