PUTTIN' ON THE STYLE

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Song Title
PUTTIN' ON THE STYLE
Writers
Cazden
Publisher
Essex Music Benelux B.V.
% Publisher Controls
100
Territory Controlled
Holland
Themes/Keywords
Agony, Boy Crazy, Boys, Dating, Family, Folk, Girls, Smile, Young
Lyrics
Sweet sixteen, pretty queen, loves to date the boys,
Laughs and screams and giggles at ev’ry little noise,
Turns her face a little, turns her head awhile,
But we know she’s only puttin’ on the style.

CHORUS: Puttin’ on the agony, puttin’ on the style,
That’s what all the young folks are doin’ all the while,
And as I look around me I’m sometimes apt to smile
Seein’ all the young folks puttin’ on the style.

Young man in a hot rod car drivin’ like he’s mad,
With a pair of yellow gloves he borrowed from his dad,
He makes it roar so loudly just to make his girl friend smile,
But we know he’s only puttin’ on the style.

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Movie star in Hollywood by the swimming pool,
Never gets her feet wet, that lady ain’t no fool
Sittin’ in a bathin’ suit, dark glasses and a smile,
She don’t know that we know she’s puttin’ on the style.

CHORUS

Country lads and lassies goin’ to the scene,
Looking fresh as dew drops on a bunch of mountain green,
Ginger bread and candy they’re eating all the while,
Going to the circus,, puttin’ on the style.

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Preacher in the pulpit shoutin’ with all his might,
“Glory, Hallelujah!” the people in a fright,
They think Satan’s running up and down the aisle,
But it’s only the preacher puttin’ on the style.

CHORUS

Additional Original Lyrics by Norman Cazden
A young man just from college makes a great display
With a big jawbreak which he can hardly say.
It can’t be found in Webster’s, and it won’t be, for awhile,
But everybody knows he’s only puttin’ on the style.
CHORUS

A young man in a restaurant smokes his dirty pipe,
Looking like a pumpkin that’s only half-way ripe.
Smoking, chewing, drinking, and a-thinking all the while
That there is nothing equal to puttin’ on the style.

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Young girls hug their fellows whenever they come to court,
Wear finger rings and broaches, and they pound the pianoforte,
With impudence and paint they try a winning-looking smile,
Just listen to them whisper, they’re puttin’ on the style.

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Old man Smart drives to church, his family along,
Sings and prays and makes much noise, then takes the preacher home,
But out of church he takes his drinks and uses language vile,
And people think it’s not amiss, he’s puttin’ on the style.

CHORUS

When a girl’s about sixteen, she really think she’s some,
A dressed-up beau with a big mustache she always fetches home.
Two hours before a looking-glass, she spends a little while,
Getting all her fix-ups on, puttin’ on the style.

CHORUS

Recordings

Recording Artist Genre Mood Arrangement Era iTunes
DICKIE VALENTINE Vocal Fun, Youthful Drums, Guitar, Piano, Vocal 1950's Buy >
LONNIE DONEGAN Pop Cheerful, Youthful Acoustic Guitar, Group Sing, Percussion, Vocal 1950's Buy >
LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP Pop Cheerful, Youthful Acoustic Guitar, Group Sing, Percussion, Vocal 1950's Buy >

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