At the barber's ball in the barber's hall All the dusky belles were there Such prancing, glancing, strutting and dancing They were doing for fair All the belles and beaus prancing on their toes Tried to do the cake walk swell The midnight blonde came prancing on They were heard to yell Won't you strut miss Lizzie Get busy, I want to see you walk For the folks all state the way you syncopate Is the whole town talk When you move so pretty, it's a pity The other girlies frown But the men you meet Like the way you shake your feet Oh you knock 'em dizzy Strut miss Lizzie Brown Go down the street, by the school Pack your feet you steppin' fool! Strut your stuff, use your 'Kerch' Just trot your tootsies by the church! Through the alley, dodge the cans Shake Miss Sallie's pots and pans Cool your dog, we're comin' through Except for Lennox Avenue! Won't you strut miss Lizzie Get busy, I want to see you walk For the folks all state the way you syncopate Is the whole town talk When you move so pretty, it's a pity The other girlies frown But the men you meet Like the way you shake your feet Oh you knock 'em dizzy Strut miss Lizzie Brown I'll bet you've got the cutest little strut in town!