RHYTHM IN MY BOW
(ca. 1934)



I always play my Stradivarius when I'm feelin' low
And if my fiddlin' is fair-to-middlin'
I put some rhythm in my bow

Oh, the way those lovely arias sound when I let go
There is no riddlin' 'bout my fiddlin'
When I put rhythm in my bow

I bear down on my g-string
With everything I've got
You should hear how my g-string
Sounds when it gets hot

Folks will say that it is glorious when I tremolo
There's no belittlin' when I get fiddlin'
And put some rhythm in my bow!"