Kansas City Shuffle
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"Kansas City Shuffle" is a 1926 song by jazz pianist Bennie Moten. It was recorded in Chicago, Illinois and released on the Victor record label.
In the 2006 film Lucky Number Slevin, the title is a reference to a con game, where by the substitution of one thing for another, someone is able to trick someone else. This neologism is used as a plot motif.
The 2006 version of "Kansas City Shuffle" was written by J. Ralph when he was in Montreal in 2005 for the filming of the movie. His friend, Jason Smilovic (the writer of Lucky Number Slevin) had an idea to have a song playing in the car at the end of the movie. The name of the song would be where Goodkat got the phrase "Kansas City Shuffle" that he uses through out the movie.
The song's lyrics are as follows:
It's a blindfold kick back type of a game
called the Kansas City Shuffle
When the Suits look left, they fall right
into the Kansas City Shuffle
It's a "they think-you think you don't know"
type of Kansas City Hustle
Where you take your time
Wait your turn and hang them up
out to dry
Chorus (Unintelligable)[And if that don't play?]
It's a shake down, switch, arrive in town
type of Kansas City Shuffle
gotta play both sides and let it ride
on the Kansas City Shuffle
Now the tables turned, the lesson's learned
you gotta earn yourself some trouble
revenge like this, never sweet
you got yourself a long ride out
Chorus (Unintelligable)[And if that don't play?]
The term was also used in reference to a defensive move used by the Kansas City Chiefs when they played in the American Football League prior to the formation of the National Football League.[citation needed] Its use fell out of favor when the offensive strategy of all the teams in the AFL adapted to overcome a reverse shuffle by the defense, and therefore the motion was no longer a potent defensive method.
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