WAITIN' FOR KATY
From the film "The Hit Of The Show" (1928) (Gus Kahn / Ted Shapiro)


Ben Pollock & His Orch. - 1928
Guy Lomardo & His Royal Canadians - 1928 
Fred Hall's Orch. - 1928 Gene Carroll & 
Al Grady - 1928 Fred "Sugar" Hall & 
His Sugar Babies - 1928 Will Perry's Orch. - 1928



Standing on a certain corner nightly
While his boy friends pass him smiling brightly 
One little fellow waves, to them he proudly states 
Go on you fellows, go on and keep your dates

All the rest can go where they want to go 
But I know that I've got a datey 
I'm waitin' for K-K-Katy dear

I may miss a lot, 
but I'll tell you what 
There's a time when I'm never latey 
When waitin' for K-K-Katy dear

Our appointment was for seven
It's a quarter-after-eight
If she's not here by eleven
Then I'll simply have to wait

Oh, my new shoes hurt 
and my collar's tight 
But I'll stand all night 
and I'll waity 
Just waitin' for K-K-Katy, 
waitin' for K-Katy



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - April 2017)