Louis Jordan, 8 juillet 1908

Encore un p'tit coup de Louis Jordan, puisqu'il a eu cent ans ce matin. Cette fois, il interprète Caldonia, à la demande du Clifton Chénier Fan Club de Nantes. (Toujours avec les Tympany Five, dans Swing Parade of 1946, de Phil Karlson.) On admirera le jeu de jambes de Big Louis, et les gambettes des chorus girls.

Walkin with my baby shes got great big feet
Shes long, lean, and lanky and aint had nothing to eat
Shes my baby and I love her just the same
Crazy bout that woman cause Caldonia is her name
Caldonia
Caldonia
What makes your big head so hard?
I love her. I love her just the same
Crazy bout that woman cause Caldonia is her name
[solos]
(spoken verse:) You know what mama told me? Mama said son...
Keep away from that woman - shes gonna take all your money
Hey, hey, hey boy....
Dont laugh about my mama - you hear that?
Hey man I told you man....
You dont know what you doin boy - dont laugh about my mama
Caldonia
Caldonia
What makes your big head so hard?
I love her. I love her just the same
Crazy bout that woman cause Caldonia is her name

[transcribed by jterrasi@interaccess.com]