Dance At The Lone Oak Tonite

By: Verne Garrison; February 23, 2005; Valley Park, Mo

"Platform Dances," were common during prohibition.  They  were moved from 
site to site to stay ahead of the law.

Banjo BDGBD (5th string spiked to 9th fret) Capo 2



(A) Platform Dance at the Lone Oak (E) tonight
(E) Hard oak floor, and coal oil (A)  lights
(A) Band's from the Crawdad (D) Hole
(E) Irma Lee singing "The Old Jelly (A) Roll"

(A) From far away towns, and nearby (E) farms
(E) They come in arm, in (A) arm
(A) Packards and Model A's with wood spoke (D) wheels
(E) Work shoes, cowboy boots, high spike (A) heels

(A) Home made hooch, and bath tub (E) gin
(E) Slip out the side door, and back in (A) again
(A) Rosey-red lips, and slicked-back (D) hair
(E) Good time  had by that there (A) pair

(A) Dances are only a  (E) dime
(E) Everybody's having a real big (A) time
(A) You go till yer almost (D) broke
(E) Big dance tonight---at the old Lone (A) Oak