Fan Tan Fannie Songtext
von The Delta Rhythm Boys

Fan Tan Fannie was a woman
Fan Tan Fannie was a woman
Fan Tan Fannie was a woman
Fan Tan Fannie was a woman
Fan Tan Fannie was a woman
Fan Tan Fan Tan Fannie
Fan Tan Fannie played a game and played it tight
Yeah, Fan Tan Fannie played a game and played it tight
She was a gambling woman, gambled morning, noon and night


From Harlem to The Bronx and Brooklyn to Long Island South
(Fannie was a woman)
From Harlem to The Bronx and Brooklyn to Long Island South
(Fannie was a woman)
Fan Tan Fannie would gamble any man around
(Fannie was a woman)
She never used to buy clothes
(Only Sneaky Pete and gin)
No-oh-oh-oh she never used to buy clothes
(Only Sneaky Pete and gin)
Had three loves in her lifetime just to gamble, drink and win
Now, she met a guy from Shi′ who always held a winning hand
(Fannie was a woman)
Yeah, she met a guy from Shi' who always held a winning hand
(Fannie was a woman)
He had a lotta loot, so Fanny knew she had a man
(Fannie was a woman)

They played a game that night, It was plain at the start
Fannie would be the winner, but then she lost her heart
As the deal went down, the cards were really fallin′ fast
(Fannie was a woman)
He told her that he loved her and Fannie told him of her past
(Fannie was a woman)

(Fan Tan Fannie was a woman)
Now, Fan Tan Fannie played a game and played it tight
(Fan Tan Fannie was a woman)
(Fan Tan Fannie was a woman)
Yeah!, Fan Tan Fannie played it cool and played it tight
(Fan Tan Fannie was a woman)
(Fan Tan Fannie was a woman)
She was a gambling woman, gambled morning, noon and night
(Fan Tan Fan Tan Fannie)


Never sad a tale was ever told on land or sea
(Poor old Fannie)
Never sad a tale was ever told on land or sea
(Poor old Fannie)
When Fannie told her lover, "There'll be no more cards for me"
(Poor old Fannie)

Well, Fan Tan Fannie! (Fan Tan Fan Tan Fannie)
Fan Tan Fannie! (Fan Tan Fan Tan Fannie)
Ooo-oo-ooo Fannie (Fan Tan Fan Tan Fannie)
Ooo-oo Fannie! (Fan Tan Fan Tan Fannie)
Fan Tan Fan Tan Fannie!
What a gal! (Oh what a gal)