There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight Songtext
von Bessie Smith

Come along, get ready, wear your bran′, bran' new gown
For there′s going to be a meeting in this good, good old town
When you know everybody and they all know you
And you've got a rabbit's foot to keep away them hoo-doo

When you hear that the preaching has began
Bend down low for to drive away your sin
When you get religion, you′ll want to shout and sing
There′ll be a hot time in old town tonight, my baby


When you hear them bells go ding-a-ling
All join 'round and sweetly you must sing
When the verse aim through in the chorus we′ll all join in
There'll be a hot time in old town tonight

There′ll be girls for everybody in this good, good old town
There's Miss Consola Davis and Miss Gondolia Brown
There′s Miss Johanna Beasly and she's all dressed in red
I just hugged and I kissed her and to me then she said

Please oh please, oh do not let me fall
You're all mine and I love you best of all
You be my man, or I′ll have no man at all
There′ll be a hot time in old town tonight, my baby


When you hear them bells go ding-a-ling
All join around and sweetly you must sing
When the verse aim through in the chorus we'll all join in
There′ll be a hot time in old town tonight