Chattanooga Choo Choo Duet

[rrayner]

"Chattanooga Choo Choo" was written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon in 1941.

This song was made popular by the Glenn Miller Band. It is arranged in swing tempo, so I have adjusted the attack and duration of the eighth notes to approximate this feel. There is quite a bit of syncopation in this piece - many of the eighth notes are off the beat attacks. It is a happy song, and Cynthia and I are enjoying playing it. We hope you will also.

If you would like to see the lyrics or the chords, you can use Composer commands to display them: for lyrics use qsl; for chords use qscn.

Ralph R. Rayner

[dj]

Pardon me, Roy.
Is that the cat who chewed your new shoes?

[rrayner]

Ah, yes, David. That is probably the first "shaggy dog story" that I was able to comprehend in my very early years. My wife and I have humorously shared it from time to time over the years. The way I heard it featured Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and an unfortunate mountain lion.

For those who are curious, there is a web page, "Cat Who Chewed Your New Shoes", that attributes the story to a Hank Snow (Country legend) parody - just the lyrics, and commentary from folks who love it/don't love it. I didn't search further to see if I could find a Snow recording.

As I was scoring this arrangement, Cynthia periodically sang the opening line. It's a fun (and challenging) song to play.

RRR