Walkin' the Dog

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"Walkin' the Dog"
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Sheet music cover, 1916
Song
Published1916
Genre Blues
Songwriter(s) Shelton Brooks

"Walkin' the Dog" is a song written by Shelton Brooks in 1916. Written for the Dancing Follies of 1916, its chorus is:

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Get way back, and snap your fingers
Get over Sally, one and all
Grab your gal, and don't you linger
Do that slow-drag 'round the hall
Do that step, the "Texas Tommy" drop
Like you're sitting on a log
Rise slow, that will show
The dance called Walkin' the Dog [1]

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References

  1. Brooks, Shelton. "Walkin' the Dog".

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