MINNIE SHIMME FOR ME
(Jimmy Lucas / Billy Frisch,   1918)


Big Sam Green had a queen, a regular dance hall houn' 
And every where this gal would go 
Big Sam would sure be foun'. 
She worked down in Sam's laundry, 
Waited on the trade all day.
When an idle hour would roll around 
You'd hear big Sam Green says:

Minnie Snow said I'll go and nurse all the boys from France
And every day, to cheer them up, 
She'll do her little dance
The boys all seemed to like it, 
For they all would soon get well.
Everytime that she would pass their cots 
You'd hear the boys all yell:

Minnie shimme for me, 
Minnie, shimme for me, 
Get way down, bend your knees, 
Do that lovin' shiveree Minnie, shimme for me,
you're as sweet as you can be. 
You're better than a Broadway show, 
You're graceful when you move so slow, 
Say that's some dance (Oh Boy) Let's go. 
Minnie do the shimme for me.

Minnie shimme for me, 
Minnie, shimme for me, 
Get way down, bend your knees, 
Do that lovin' shiveree Minnie, shimme for me,
you're as sweet as you can be. 
A soldier in an ambulance got just one look at Minne's dance, 
And yelled I'm cured I'll take one chance 
Minnie do the shimme for me.