CHOO CHOO CH'BOOGIE

QRS - 8159

Jive Boogie
Played by J.L. Cook

"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" is a popular song written by Vaughn Horton, Denver Darling, and Milt Gabler.

Denver Darling (1909–1981) was a "hillbilly" guitarist and songwriter, as was his occasional songwriting partner Vaughn Horton (1911–1988). Horton's first writing success was with "Mockin' Bird Hill," and as well as working with Darling on such songs as "Address Unknown," a 1939 hit for The Ink Spots, also worked with Gene Autry. His other writing successes included "Dixie Cannonball" and "Muleskinner's Blues. The third credited songwriter was Milt Gabler (1911–2001), then the vice-president of Decca Records and Louis Jordan's record producer.

The song summed up the feelings of excitement followed by disillusionment felt by many who were returning from serving in the Second World War, in lyrics such as

"You reach your destination, but alas and alack! / You need some compensation to get back in the black
You take your morning paper from the top of the stack / And read the situations from the front to the back
The only job that's open needs a man with a knack / So put it right back in the rack, Jack!"