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BOOGIE WOOGIE BOOKIE FROM PADUCAH KENTUCKY

(Written by Eddie Mugavero-Performed by BadaBing BadaBoom, with Tom Reynolds on piano)
We got tired of getting requests for "Boogie -Woogie Bugle Boy"..we love the song, but we were an original band, so I decided to write our own boogie woogie song. This is about a real guy who used to hang in a popular Nashville restaurant.
BOOGIE WOOGIE BOOKIE FROM PADUCAH KENTUCKY

HE WEARS A ZOOT SUIT AND A STETSON
A DUALLY DRIVIN’ JIVIN’ CAT
HE’LL GIVE YOU A SLIP TAKE YOUR BETS THEN
COOLY SLIDE OUT THE BACK
HE’S NO ROOKIE AND I’M SO LUCKY
HE’S MY BOOGIE WOOGIE BOOKIE FROM PADUCAH KENTUCKY

YOU CAN PICK ‘EM WELL INTO SUNDAY
TIL THAT PIGSKIN’S IN THE AIR
CRUISE IN FOR YOUR WINNINGS ON MONDAY
LOSE, AND BOY YOU BETTER BE THERE
DON’T PLAY HOOKY, OR YOU’LL GET STUCK
HE’S MY BOOGIE WOOGIE BOOKIE FROM PADUCAH KENTUCKY

BOOKIE ...BOOGIE WOOGIE BOOKIE
HE'S MY BOOKIE...BOOGIE WOOGIE BOOKIE
HE'S MY BOOKIE...BOOGIE WOOGIE BOOKIE..
HE'S MY BOOKIE...BOOGIE WOOGIE BOOKIE
HE’S MY GUY AND I’M HIS LITTLE COOKIE
FROM PADUCAH, KY, MY BOOGIE WOOGIE BOOKIE

THE COPS AND THE JUDGES ALL LOVE HIM
THEY TREAT HIM LIKE A REALLY BIG CHEESE
AND ALL THE LAWS HE’S ABOVE 'EM
BUT I CAN BRING HIM DOWN TO HIS KNEES
“HEY POOKIE POOKIE, IT’S YOUR BOOGIE WOOGIE BOOKIE
WHAT I GOTTA DO TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF NOOKIE…?”