Later, the meaning was expanded from just dancing to having a great time. Around the same time the song came out, the expression was used by railroad workers to mean going at full speed.. It's not clear whether the dance or railroad reference came first.
A Bankerâs Last Day at the Office, in a Bank He Built Aggressively. MOORESTOWN, N.J., July 24 â There are no grand sendoffs planned. No speeches, either. In fact, Vernon W. Hill II, who founded Commerce Bank 34 years ago, is not even planning to go to the office on Tuesday.
Dr. Vernon's widow, Marie Vernon, said that her husband's breakthrough research began in the 1960s when he was working at Chicago's Michael Reese Hospital.