RIVERBOAT SHUFFLE
(Hoagy Carmichael / Dick Voynow / Irving Mills)

**This song was originally written in 1924 by Hoagy Carmichael as
an instrumental piece. Dick Voynow was the piano player with the
Wolverines on the original recording, and he added to it with a new
arrangement. Irving Mills contributed lyrics at a later date.

Wolverine Orch. (Instr.) - 1924
Isham Jones & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1925
Benson Orch. Of Chicago (Instr.) - 1925
Cotton Club Orch. (Instr.) - 1925
Jimmie Joy's Baker Club Hotel Orch. (Instr.) - 1925
Richard Hitter’s Cabineers (Instr.) - 1925
Kit-Cat Band (Instr.) - 1925
Frankie Trumbauer & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1927
Red Nichols & His Five Pennies (Instr.) - 1928
Adrian Rollini & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1934
Hoagy Carmichael (with Perry Botkin's Orch.) - 1938
Muggsy Spanier & His Ragtime Band (Instr.) - 1939
Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orch. (Instr.) - 1939
Hoagy Carmichael (with the Buddy Cole Trio) - 1947
Wild Bill Davison & His Commodores (Instr.) - 1948
Tex Beneke & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1949
Billy May & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1954
Eddie Condon's All-Stars (Instr.) - 1954
Freddy Randall & His Band - 1956

Also recorded by:
Ray Baudic Nappy Lamare & Their Dixieland Band; 
Hot Cotton Jazz Band; Joe Daniels & His Jazz Group;
Bourbon Street Jazz Band; Dutch Swing College Band;
Lawson-Haggart Band; Kenny Ball ............ and others.





As recorded by HOAGY CARMICHAEL
with The Buddy Cole Trio, February 11th 1947:


Good people, you're invited tonight
To the Riverboat Shuffle.
Good people, we've got rhythm tonight
At the Riverboat Shuffle.
They tell me that slidepipe tooter is grand,
Best in Loosianna!
So bring your freighter, come and alligator that band,
Mr Hawkins on the tenor.

Good people, you'll hear Milenberg joys,
In a special orchestration.
Even mama Dinah will be there to strut for the boys
In a room full o' noise.
She'll teach you to shuffle it right,
So, bring your baby,
I'll be seein' ya at the Riverboat Shuffle tonight!

Good people, you're invited tonight
To the Riverboat Shuffle.
Good people, we've got rhythm tonight
At the Riverboat Shuffle.
They tell me that slidepipe tooter is grand,
Best in Loosianna!
So bring your freighter, come and alligator that band,
Mr Jordan on the alto.

Good people, we've got Milenberg joys,
In a special orchestration.
Even mama Dinah will be there to strut for the boys
In a room full o' noise.
She'll teach you to shuffle it right,
So, bring your baby,
I'll be seein' ya at the Riverboat Shuffle
The Riverboat Shuffle tonight!


(Transcribed by Peter Akers - January 2016)


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ORIGINAL LYRICS:

All you cotton toters, Mississippi floaters
Gather all about! Gather all about!
Got some things to tell ya
Not a thing to sell ya
Listen and you'll all find out

What I'm about to say
Will take your breath away
So, come a little closer
Just a little closer
Got a lotta news to shout, say....

Good people, you're invited tonight
To the Riverboat Shuffle
Good people, we got rhythm tonight
At the Riverboat Shuffle
They tell me that slidepipe tooter is grand
Best in Loosianna
So bring your freighter, come and alligator that band

Mister Hawkins on the tenor
Good people, you'll hear Milenberg Joys
In a special orchestration
Even Mama Dinah will be there to strut for the boys
In a room full of noise
She'll teach you to shuffle it right
So, bring your baby to the Riverboat Shuffle tonight


(Contributed by Mel Priddle - January 2016)