2:38
single, 1945
Written by Louis Jordan
A boogie-woogie jump blues addressed to the long, lean, big-footed girl of the title, posing the eternal question, "What makes your big head so hard?" The tune is propelled along by the brassy, catchy horn lines. Jordan shrieks the title name with a piercing falsetto on the ending syllables, anticipating the trademark whoop of Little Richard. Jordan recorded it again in 1956 in a more rocking, guitar based style, and I think it's this version I might be more familiar with. The song was also covered by many other artists.