Oriental Swing (02-02-38)

Oriental Swing - Lil Hardin Armstrong

Now arab sheiks on the burning sands

Come into their harems and clap their hands

Said come on girls are you ready to play

Let's have a little more of that swingin' today

Now geisha girls in old japan

Wink behind their peacock fans

Since they learned to say yeah

Let's swing it like

Amelican's swing swing dance

Now in the land of fu manchu

The girls all now do the suzie Q

Clap their hands in the center of the floor

Saying ching ching chop

Suey swing some more

Now gypsy caravans have changed their mode

They truck down the romany road

With their hi de hos and their hey hey diddle

Doin' the swing on the gypsy fiddle

Them eastern wisemen know the story

Of the swing with oriental glory

They stroke their beards and grin

Sayin' swing little children

Till the dawn comes in