In a two-bit town in Georgia, in a one-horse dusty street
Lived a feller named Charlie McGee, who could dance out of this world on his feet
Folks come for miles around to see him as he would strut his stuff
Just him in and the other fellas would say, "Charlie's got the downtown stuff"
(Chorus)
Charlie had the downtown strutters ball, the way he'd do that dance sure beat 'em all
He used to keep your feet-a-tappin', never saw a man can do that steppin'
The rhythm that'd get in you when he'd do the downtown strutters ball
(Verse 2)
One day a man from Boston came to see the boy's renown
He says he'd match him step for step, for ten thousand dollars down
Charlie smiled and gave him the money and with that he jumped down in
But the Boston fella never moved when Charlie started steppin' around
(Chorus)
Charlie had the downtown strutters ball, the way he'd do that dance sure beat 'em all
He used to keep your feet-a-tappin', never saw a man can do that steppin'
The rhythm that'd get in you when he'd do the downtown strutters ball
(Verse 3)
He's got the downtown stuff, he's got the downtown walk
Look here, mama, ain't he got that downtown talk?
His daddy left him millions when he was a little kid
Look here, mama, don't he go when his music starts that lid?
(Chorus)
He's got the downtown strutters ball, the way he'd do that dance sure beat 'em all
He used to keep your feet-a-tappin', never saw a man can do that steppin'
The rhythm that'd get in you when he'd do the downtown strutters ball