Biography:
Louis Jordan (July 8, 1908 - February 4, 1975) was a pioneering African-American jazz and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "The King of the Jukebox", Jordan was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the later years of the swing era.
Jordan was one of the first black recording artists whose popularity crossed over into the mainstream white audience and who scored hits on both the "race" charts and the mainstream white pop charts.
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Decca Records: 27114 (1950)
[Chorus]
Bbm Eb Gb Bbm Eb
They did the boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
Ebm Gb Ebm Bbm Gb
They did the boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
[Verse 1]
Db Bbm
I went to a party
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with bobby socks
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at the party
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I really got a shock
[Chorus]
Bb Gb Bbm Eb
They did the boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
Ebm Gb Db Bbm Gb
They did the boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
[Verse 2]
Ab Bbm
I started swingin'
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all she did was rock
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kept on swingin'
Bb
she said now, now listen pop
[Chorus]
Gb Bbm Gb Bbm Eb
I like to boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
Ebm Gb Eb Db Bbm Db Dbm
I like to boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
[Interlude]
Bbm Dbm Bbm
I looked around the shades were down
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the chicks were in the groove
Gb
I didn't see how those cats could dance
Bbm Gb Ebm
when they're feet didn't even move
[Verse 3]
Db Bbm
I started swingin
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swung my left foot ou
Bbm
kept on swingin
Bb
I heard somebody shou
[Chorus]
Gb Bbm Eb
You gotta boogie real slow with the blue lights way down lo
Ebm Gb Dbm Bbm Ebm Db
You gotta boogie real slow with the blue lights way down lo
[Instrumental]
Bbm Db Gb Bbm Db Dbm Db Gb Bbm
[Verse 4]
Bbm
The house started rockin'
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we really had a time
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The house was rockin'
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I nearly lost my mind
[Chorus]
Gb Bbm Gb Db Eb Db
I couldn't boogie real slow with the blue light way down low
Ebm Gb Dbm Bbm Db Dbm Bbm
I couldn't boogie real slow with the blue light way down low
[Verse 5]
Bbm
The folks kept on knockin'
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They kept on comin' in
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The folks was knockin'
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'till it was half past ten
[Chorus]
Gb Bbm Gb Bbm Eb
They did the boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
Ebm Gb Db Bbm Gb
They did the boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
[Bridge]
Ebm Gb
The girls and boys made so much noise
Bbm
They even had a raid
Eb Bbm Gb
The only thing those cops could find
Bbm Gb Bbm
Was ice cream and lemonade
Db
Oh what a party
Bbm
I should have stayed at home
Db
Oh what a party
Bbm
I was like a chaperone
[Chorus]
Bbm Gb Bbm Eb Ebm
I couldn't boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
Gb Db Gb Dbm
They did the boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
[Chorus]
Bbm Eb Gb Bbm Eb
They did the boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
Ebm Gb Ebm Bbm Gb
They did the boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
[Verse 1]
Db Bbm
I went to a party
Bbm
with bobby socks
Bbm
at the party
Bbm
I really got a shock
[Chorus]
Bb Gb Bbm Eb
They did the boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
Ebm Gb Db Bbm Gb
They did the boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
[Verse 2]
Ab Bbm
I started swingin'
Bbm
all she did was rock
Bbm
kept on swingin'
Bb
she said now, now listen pop
[Chorus]
Gb Bbm Gb Bbm Eb
I like to boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
Ebm Gb Eb Db Bbm Db Dbm
I like to boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
[Interlude]
Bbm Dbm Bbm
I looked around the shades were down
Bbm
the chicks were in the groove
Gb
I didn't see how those cats could dance
Bbm Gb Ebm
when they're feet didn't even move
[Verse 3]
Db Bbm
I started swingin
Bbm
swung my left foot ou
Bbm
kept on swingin
Bb
I heard somebody shou
[Chorus]
Gb Bbm Eb
You gotta boogie real slow with the blue lights way down lo
Ebm Gb Dbm Bbm Ebm Db
You gotta boogie real slow with the blue lights way down lo
[Instrumental]
Bbm Db Gb Bbm Db Dbm Db Gb Bbm
[Verse 4]
Bbm
The house started rockin'
Bbm
we really had a time
Bbm
The house was rockin'
Bbm
I nearly lost my mind
[Chorus]
Gb Bbm Gb Db Eb Db
I couldn't boogie real slow with the blue light way down low
Ebm Gb Dbm Bbm Db Dbm Bbm
I couldn't boogie real slow with the blue light way down low
[Verse 5]
Bbm
The folks kept on knockin'
Bbm
They kept on comin' in
Bbm
The folks was knockin'
Bbm
'till it was half past ten
[Chorus]
Gb Bbm Gb Bbm Eb
They did the boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
Ebm Gb Db Bbm Gb
They did the boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
[Bridge]
Ebm Gb
The girls and boys made so much noise
Bbm
They even had a raid
Eb Bbm Gb
The only thing those cops could find
Bbm Gb Bbm
Was ice cream and lemonade
Db
Oh what a party
Bbm
I should have stayed at home
Db
Oh what a party
Bbm
I was like a chaperone
[Chorus]
Bbm Gb Bbm Eb Ebm
I couldn't boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
Gb Db Gb Dbm
They did the boogie real slow with the blue lights way down low
Louise Attaque
Lounge Patio
Lourde
Love
Love As Laughter