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F 
Way down south in Alabamy 
G7 
I got a friend, they call dancin' Sammy 
Bb7M 
Who's crazy about all the latest dances 
C7 
Black bottom stomps and the Jew baby prances 

F 
The other night at a swell affair 
G7 
Soon as the boys found out that I was there 
Bb7M 
They said, "Come on, Ma let's go to the cabaret" 
C7 
Where that band you ought to hear me say" 

F 
I want to see that dance you call the black bottom 
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I wanna learn that dance 
C7 
Don't you see the dance you call your big black bottom 
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That'll put you in a trance 

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All the boys in the neighborhood 
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They say your black bottom is really good 
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Come on and show me your black bottom 
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I want to learn that dance 

F 
I want to see that dance you call the black bottom 
G7                          G7 G7(13)  G7(5) 
I wanna learn that dance 
C7 
Don't you see the dance you call your big black bottom 
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That'll put you in a trance 

F                                      F7 
Early last morning 'bout the break of Day 
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Grandpa told my grandma, I heard him say 
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Get up and show your old man your black bottom 
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I want to learn that dance