Ballin' the Jack" (sometimes misspelled "Balling the Jack") is a popular song from 1913, written by Jim Burris with music by Chris Smith. It introduced a popular dance of the same name with "Folks in Georgia's 'bout to go insane." It became a ragtime, pop, and trad jazz standard, and has been recorded hundreds of times by many prominent artists.
Arrangement by Feeney/Tomilloso
lyrics
First you take your two knees
Close them up tight
You swing them to the left
Then you swing them to the right
Step around the floor
Do it nice and light
And then you twist around
With all of your might
That’s what I call balling the jack
Oh, don’t do me that way
Spread your arms
Way out in space
You do the eagle rock
With style and grace
You put your left foot out
Then you bring it back
Now follow me close
Then you got the knack
That’s what I call balling the jack
Oh, don’t do me that way
Listen to that man go
He’s crazy, I swear
Careening round the floor
On a madcap tear
Listen to that man go
He’s crazy, I swear
He’s rushing at high speed
It just not fair
That’s what I call balling the jack
Oh, don’t do me that way
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