Dandy Dandies

Verse 1

Grandma's gramophone still spinnin' round

Needle scratchin' through the Sunday sound

She said honey put that new stuff down

Let me show you how they shook this town

Pre-Chorus

Ragtime rhythm and a proper pair of shoes

Corsets bustled buster you can't lose

Talkin' fast and sweet like lemonade

That's the kind of joy that never fades

Chorus

Oh ride the roller back to 1912

When a penny bought a tune and a swell could swell and tell

We were dandy dandies dancin' on our toes

Rock and roll before they gave it that name

Same old happy just a different flame

Verse 2

No electric lights just a candle's glow

Ukulele strums and a phonograph show

Coat tails flappin' watch the gents all go

Kickin' up the sawdust heel and toe

Pre-Chorus

Soda fountain soda and a sweetheart deal

Brass band bouncin' like a roulette wheel

Talking pictures weren't even real

But honey every heart could feel

Chorus

Oh ride the roller back to 1912

When a penny bought a tune and a swell could swell and tell

We were dandy dandies dancin' on our toes

Rock and roll before they gave it that name

Same old happy just a different flame

Bridge

Tin Pan Alley played our sentimental scenes

Vaudeville vigour burstin' at the seams

Good old days were never what they seem

But the laughter rings inside my dreams

Chorus

Oh ride the roller back to 1912

When a penny bought a tune and a swell could swell and tell

We were dandy dandies dancin' on our toes

Rock and roll before they gave it that name

Same old happy just a different flame

Same old happy just a different flame