Talk about melody from shore to shore I tell you the strut sure is got to go The old folks started it the young folks got it Everybody's crazy about the downtown stomp 'Tain't no use for you women to always be in a rut Just walk up to your man and do your wicked strut The old folks started it the young folks got it Everybody's crazy about the darktown strut A hundred dollar bill will make a broke man slobber A women with a strut will make a good man holler The old folks started it the young folks got it Everybody's crazy about the darktown strut Takes a greyhound to run it takes a round ball to roll Takes a man with the strut to satisfy my soul The old folks started it the young folks got it Everybody's crazy about the darktown strut Talk about your women wearing your strapless skirts Your grandma does the strut in your grandpa's shirt The old folks started it the young folks got it Everybody's crazy about the darktown strut Some of you men wearin' your stripe-ed hose You done lost your strut many years ago The old folks started it the young folks got it Everybody's crazy about the darktown strut Just as sure as a little fish can't live on dry land A women with the strut can always get a man The old folks started it the young folks got it Everybody's crazy about the darktown strut