Shave 'Em Dry
Louis Lasky- Tuning: Standard - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
- Date transcribed:
March 7, 2024 - Reference audio: YouTube
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Transcribed by Blahnok
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Released with Paramount, 12222-A, as a guitar & vocals duet of Lasky and Ma Rainey. It was recorded in August 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. There's a joyousness in Lasky's playing that is difficult to put into words. His natural usage of chromaticism and voice-leading is on full display.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]<br>There's one thing I don't understand<br>Why a good-lookin' woman likes a workin' man<br>Hey, hey, hey, daddy, let me shave 'em dry<br><br>[Verse 2]<br>Going away to wear you off my mind<br>You keep me hungry and broke, daddy, all the time<br>Hey, hey, hey, daddy, let me shave 'em dry<br><br>[Verse 3]<br>Don't see how them hungry women can sleep<br>They shimmies all day without a bite to eat<br>Hey, hey, hey, daddy, let me shave 'em dry<br><br>[Verse 4]<br>Going downtown to spread the news<br>State Street women wearin' brogan shoes<br>Hey, hey, hey, daddy, let me shave 'em dry<br><br>[Verse 5]<br>If it wasn't for their powder and their store-bought hair<br>State Street gals couldn't go nowhere<br>Hey, hey, hey, daddy, let me shave 'em dry<br><br>[Verse 6]<br>There's one thing I can't understand<br>Some women [?] State Street like a man<br>Hey, hey, hey, daddy, let me shave 'em dry<br>