Tuxedo Junction
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"Tuxedo Junction" is a song written by Erskine Hawkins and introduced by his orchestra. Lyrics were added by Buddy Feyne. It was popularized and made famous by a best-selling record in 1939 by Glenn Miller and his orchestra and was one of the top 10 songs in the US in 1939. It was covered by numerous bands and Swing orchestras and solo artists such as Ella Fitzgerald. Frankie Avalon and Joe Jackson, and became the the theme song for The Manhattan Transfer in the late 1970s.
It has been used in various movies, including Big Band films "The Glenn Miller Story" "The Gene Krupa Story" and a Woody Allen film, "The Curse of the Jade Scorpion".
Lyrics:
Feelin' low
Rockin' slow
I want to go
Right back where I belong
Way down south in Birmingham
I mean south in Alabam'
There's an old place where people go
To dance the night away
They all drive or walk for miles
To get jive that southern style
It's an old jive that makes you want
To dance till break of day
It's a junction where the town folks meet
At each function in a tux they greet you
Come on down, forget your care
Come on down, you'll find me there
So long town, I'm heading for
Tuxedo Junction now
Feelin' low
Rockin' slow
I want to go
Right back where I belong
Way down south in Birmingham
I mean south in Alabam'
There's an old place where people go
To dance the night away
They all drive or walk for miles
To get jive that southern style
It's an old jive that makes you want
To dance till break of day
It's a junction where the town folks meet
At each function in a tux they greet you
Come on down, forget your care
Come on down, you'll find me there
So long town, I'm heading for
Tuxedo Junction now
Tuxedo Junction now
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