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Putting On the Style Lyrics by Vernon Dalhart

Ballads and Railroad Songs

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[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Young man in a carriage drivin' like he's mad
With a pair of horses borrowed from his dad
Cracks his whip so lively to make his lady smile
But oh, she knows he's only puttin' on the style
[Verse 2]
Sweet sixteen, she goes to church, just to see the boys
Turns her head and giggles at every little noise
First this way a little, then that way awhile
The boys all know she's only puttin' on the style
[Chorus]
Puttin' on the agony, puttin' on the style
That is what the young folks are doin' all the while
As I look around me, I'm very apt to smile
To see so many people puttin' on the style
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Young man just from college makes a great display
With a long jawbreaker but all he got to say
Can't be found in Webster's, and won't be for a while
For we all known he's only puttin' on the style
[Verse 4]
Young man in a restaurant smokes a dirty pipe
Lookin' like a pumpkin only halfway ripe
Smokin', drinkin', chewin' and thinkin' all the while
That there's nothin' equal to puttin' on the style
[Chorus]
Puttin' on the agony, puttin' on the style
That is what the young folks are doin' all the while
As I look around me, I'm very apt to smile
To see so many people puttin' on the style
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 5]
Country lads and lassies goin' to the scenes
Looking fresh as dewdrops on a bunch of garden greens
Gingerbread and candy, eatin' all the while
Goin' to the circus, puttin' on the style
[Chorus]
Puttin' on the agony, puttin' on the style
That is what the young folks are doin' all the while
As I look around me, I'm very apt to smile
To see so many people puttin' on the style
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Vernon Dalhart

Vernon Dalhart

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