Six or Seven Times

Six or Seven Times is a satirical romantic jazz song written by Fats Waller and Irving Mills. The song was copyrighted in November, 1929.^[1] The song was first recorded by The Chocolate Dandies in September, 1929, for Okeh Records; their B-side was That's How I Feel Today.^[2] A month later, it was recorded by Duke Ellington and his Six Jolly Jesters, with vocals by Freddy Jenkins and Sonny Greer, for Brunswick/Vocalion.^[3]

Cab Calloway recorded a popular version for Brunswick on June 11, 1931.^[4]