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Bessie Smith - At The Christmas Ball 1925 Blues
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
Vocals
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
Piano
Charlie Green
Charlie Green
Trombone
Jojo Smith
Jojo Smith
Cornet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
F.W. Longshaw
F.W. Longshaw
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lawrence Cohn
Lawrence Cohn
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
(Hey Bessie, Christmas cheer!)
(Here! Here!)
(Hurray for Christmas!)
[Verse 2]
Christmas comes but once a year
And to me it brings good cheer
And to everyone
Who likes wine and beer
[Verse 3]
Happy New Year is after that
Happy I'll be; that is a fact
That is why I like to hear
Folks that say that Christmas is here
[Verse 4]
Christmas bells will ring real soon
Even in the afternoon
There'll be no time so great
As the Christmas ball
[Verse 5]
Everyone must watch their step
Or they will lose their rep
Everybody's full of pep
At the Christmas ball
[Verse 6]
Grab your partner one and all
Keep on dancing 'round the hall
And there's no one to squall
Don't you dare to stall
[Verse 7]
If your partner don't act fair
Don't worry, there's some more over there
Takin' a chance everywhere
At the Christmas ball
Written by: Butch Thompson, F.W. Longshaw, Geoff Muldaur

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