Video Down At The Ol Five And Dime de Darcy Rose Byrnes 2025 Lyrics Lyrics

Darcy Rose Byrnes - Down At The Ol Five And Dime Lyrics

[LECTURER, spoken]
The American "five and dime"
A place for young people to convene and dance to the popular tunes of the day
Although some of the moderns steps might seem a bit risqué
Most parents turn a blind eye, assuming it's all in good fun
But when the dancing's done, who shall pay the piper?

[STUDENTS]
After school is let out we just like to get out
To the place where jitterbug is always in style
Satchmo is a-singin', Dorsey is a-swingin'
A syncopated wonderland that brings on a smile
Come and stretch your dance abilities
Nobody is feelin' ill at ease
When your toes are tappin' anything can happen
Down at the ol' Five and Dime

Dancin', dancin'
Razmatazz that always has you
Sashayin', swayin'
Buy your gal some jujubees
She'll be swoonin', spoonin'
Down at the ol' Five and Dime

[MS. POPPY]
If you're feeling glooming, glide on over to me
Try the finest cherry fizz in all of the land
My after school oasis, gets the hopeless cases
Hopping and a-bopping to the Five and Dime band
[STUDENTS]
You can buy yourself a pack of smokes

[MS. POPPY]
Laugh at all my corny knock knock jokes

[STUDENTS]
Gotta take the gang out to the local hangout
Where Benny Goodman is king

Dancin', dancin'

[MS. POPPY]
Then enjoy some cracker jacks

[STUDENTS]
We'll get frisky, risky

[MS. POPPY]
Cool off with a malted milk

[STUDENTS]
We're all boppin', come drop in
Down at the ol' Five and Dime

[JACK, spoken]
Hey, kid, I'm Jack
[MS. POPPY]
Sometimes men would come to call
Who stank of sin and Barbasol
They'd ask kids if they felt at all like
Having themselves a few kicks, ooh

[JIMMY, spoken]
I'm Jimmy, pleased to meet you

[JACK, spoken]
Jimmy? Like a Jimmy Cagney, eh?

[JIMMY, spoken]
Don't I wish

[JACK, spoken]
Girl trouble, eh?

[JIMMY, spoken]
It's Mary
I've been trying to work up the nerve to give her my school ring
On account of she's my best gal

[JACK, spoken]
That's some handcuff you got there
Real gold?
[JIMMY, spoken]
Paid for it with my paper routes
Yeah, nothing but the best for my Mary

[STUDENTS]
Feel the crazy rhythm in your feet
Everybody keep in reet petite
Blazing bright as neon, maybe we could be on
Major Bowes' amateur hour

[JACK, spoken]
I've got just the cure
Let's say we blow this popsicle stand and found ourselves a real party, eh?
I'll show you some of the new steps
Hey, hot things, let's tear it up

[Instrumental Break]

[JIMMY, spoken]
Oh-oh, you sure shake wicked calf
Could you teach me how to dance like that?

[JACK, spoken]
Time I'm through with you
You'll make Fred Astaire look like Barney Google
Come on, we'll have a laugh
Half hour, tops

[JIMMY, spoken]
Well, if you're sure we'll only be a half hour

[JACK, spoken]
Kid, it's a promise from me to you

[STUDENTS]
Dancin', dancin'
Charleston till our tootsies ache
We'll be grinnin', spinnin'
Rompin' to the Savoy Stomp
We're rug cuttin', struttin'
Then as a coda, we drink ice cream soda
Here down at the ol' Five and Dime, yeah