Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Louis Jordan (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)

Choo Choo Ch'Boogie (Louis Jordan, 1946). Live performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar & Grill, Kahala, HI. 2023-04-26. "Keeping the Oldies Alive"

"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie," written by Vaughn Horton, Denver Darling, and Milt Gabler (who were country and western song writers), was one of Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five's biggest cross-over hits rising to no. 7 in 1946 on the national chart and hit the no. 1 position on the R&B chart and remained on that chart for 18 weeks (Lyrics, 2023; Whitburn, 1986). The song has been covered by a variety of artists: Manhattan Transfer, John Denver, Asleep at the Wheel, Joe Jackson, B. B. King, Foghat, Bill Haley & the Comets, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and many more. "The song summed up the feelings of excitement followed by disillusionment felt by many who were returning from serving in the Second World War" (Wikipedia, 2023).

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Lyrics:

Heading for the station with a pack on my back
I'm tired of transportation in the back of a hack
I love to hear the rhythm of the clickity-clack
And hear the lonesome whistle, see the smoke from the stack
And pal around with democratic fellows named Mac
So, take me right back to the track, Jack!

Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie!
Woo woo, ooh ooh, ch'boogie!
Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie!
Take me right back to the track, Jack!

You reach your destination, but alas and alack!
You need some compensation to get back in the black
You take your morning paper from the top of the stack
And read the situation from the front to the back
The only job that's open needs a man with a knack
So put it right back in the rack, Jack!

Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie!
Woo woo, ooh ooh, ch'boogie!
Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie!
Take me right back to the track, Jack!

Gonna settle down by the railroad track
Live the life of Riley in the beaten-down shack
So when I hear a whistle I can peek through the crack
And watch the train a-rolling when it's balling the jack
I just love the rhythm of the clickity clack
So, take me right back to the track, Jack!

Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie!
Woo woo, ooh ooh, ch'boogie!
Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie!
Take me right back to the track, Jack!
Take me right back to the track