"Walkin' the Dog" is a song written by Shelton Brooks in 1916. Written for the Dancing Follies of 1916, its chorus is:

"Walkin' the Dog"
Sheet music cover, 1916
Song
Published1916
GenreBlues
Songwriter(s)Shelton Brooks

Get way back, and snap your fingers
Get over Sally, one and all
Grab your gal, and don't you linger
Do that slow-drag 'round the hall
Do that step, the "Texas Tommy" drop
Like you're sitting on a log
Rise slow, that will show
The dance called Walkin' the Dog[1]

References

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  1. ^ Brooks, Shelton. "Walkin' the Dog".

Bibliography

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  • Brooks, Shelton. "Walkin' the Dog" (Sheet Music). Chicago: Will Rossiter (1916).
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