Oh, Them Dudes
From the film Let's Dance
Performed by Betty Hutton and Fred Astaire
Written by Frank Loesser
© 1950 Paramount Music Corp.
Lyrics:
Oh them dudes, they’re a-doin’ our dance
Them city dudes, they’re a-doin’ our dance
Down in the nightclubs look what I’ve found
Dos-a-dos all hands ‘round
Them dudes, them dudes
Them big city dudes
They’re a-doin’ our dance
Oh the rustlers!
Oh them dudes, they’re a-stealin’ our stuff
Them city dudes, they’re a-treatin’ us rough
Down in the nightclubs what did I hear
But a jug and the fiddle they’s a-playin’ by ear
Them dudes, them dudes
Them big city dudes
They’re a-stealin’ our stuff
Oh the coyotes!
Saddle up old Flossie
Pull out all the bossie
This here thievin’s gotta stop
We’ll give them all fair warnin’
And if they don’t quit by mornin’
We’ll retaliate by taking a bop
On account of them dudes
Oh them dudes, they’re a-doin’ our dance
Them city dudes and their uncles and aunts
Down in the nightclubs look at ‘em go
All hands round and a dos-a-dos
Playing guitar and the musical saw
Jumpin’ out clean with “Turkey in the Straw”
Look at them varmins wearin’ our garments
Down to the Levi pants
Oh them dudes, them dudes
Them big city dudes
They’re a-doin’ our dance
Oh them dudes, they’re a-doin’ us dirt
Them city dudes, they’re a-gonna get hurt
Down in the nightclubs look at that group
All hands ‘round with a holler and a hoop
Stompin’ their foot and yellin’ out “Yipee”
That belongs West of the Mississippi
Matter of pride, tonight we ride
Or the West don’t stand a chance
Oh them dudes, them dudes
Them big city dudes
They’re a-doin’ our dance
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Recording History:
Studio recording not released
Recorded 1949
Paramount Studio Orchestra conducted by Robert Emmett Dolan
Running Time: 3 mins 23 secs
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