Jump to content

Talk:Ballin' the Jack

Page contents not supported in other languages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Does anybody know what "do the eagle rock" means in the song? CastingCrown2014 (talk) 01:35, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

When Danny Kaye performed the song, his arms would be outstretched and he would sway back and forth at that line. Shsilver (talk) 15:28, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
That would be lifted from the Gene Kelly performance of the song that predates the Danny Kaye performance by nearly a decade. LiamE (talk) 03:38, 9 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lawn bowling

[edit]

In boules-type games, the objective is throw or roll balls as close as possible to a target ball (called the jack). Is there any relation between these games and the title of this song? FiredanceThroughTheNight (talk) 21:04, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Anachronism

[edit]

How could the dance moves have been "standardized at the Savoy Ballroom" when that didn't open until 1926? Spireguy (talk) 22:06, 18 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]