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I would like to play a little tune I just composed not so long ago |
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Ms billie ms billie ms billie holiday |
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Byrd |
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The music called jazz |
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A ha |
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It's roots are in the sounds of the african |
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Or should I say the mother |
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Bringin us back again |
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From the drummin on the congo we came with a strong flow |
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And continue to grow |
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Feet move to the beat of the t'balo |
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Now dig the story and follow |
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For then it landed on american soil |
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Through the sweat the blood and the toil |
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Hear praise the lordshouted on chain gangs |
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Pain they felt but it helped them to maintain |
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Scott joplin's rags bessie smith's blues |
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St louis blues they were all the news |
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Ringin smooth |
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In all the listeners ears |
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Fulfillin the needs and plantin the seeds |
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Of a jazz thing |
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King oliver's group was a train comin through |
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To chicago bringin the new orleans groove |
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And when satchmo blew the audience knew |
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Basil street blues was the whole house tune |
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It was music great to dance to |
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Great to romance to with a lot to say to you |
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Relaying a message revealing the essence |
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Of a jazz thing |
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Jazz music |
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In the fourth's came be-bop the first be-bop |
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The real be-bop so let me talk about |
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Diz' and byrd givin the word |
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Defining how a beat could be so complete |
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Playing with ferocity thinkin with velocity |
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About ornathology or anthropology |
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And even and this is real history |
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Theolonious monk a melodious thunk |
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No mistakes were made with the notes he played |
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His conception was're condite |
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A star glowing bright among dim lights |
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The critics did cite that he sounded alright |
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Charlie mingus such nimble fingers |
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Droppin the bass all over the place |
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And max roach cymbals socking |
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Bass drum talking snare drum rocking |
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Restructuring the metaphysics |
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Of a jazz thing |
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John coltrane a man supreme |
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He was the cream he was the wise one |
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The impression of afro blue |
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And of the promise that was not kept |
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He was a giant step and there was ornette coleman |
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He was another soul man |
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The original invisible playing great music |
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I wonder why the bangles couldn't use it |
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Now listen see |
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The real mystery is how music history |
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Created by white men or any other white man |
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That pretended he originated uh-huh |
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And contended that he innovated uh-huh |
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A jazz thing |
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Of course we know who can really blow |
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Scheamin on the meaning |
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Of a jazz thing |
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And this music ain't dead so don't be misled |
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By those who said that jazz was on it's deathbed |
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Cause when betty carter sings a song |
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Ain't nuttin goin on but simply good music |
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And you won't refuse it |
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She's takin her time makin the nuances rhyme |
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Sonny rollins tenor saxophone |
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With a big old tone recitin poems |
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With notes as words and haven't you heard |
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Next stop butter right past oleo |
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Now there's young cats blowin |
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And more and more people yes they will be knowin |
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Jazz ain't the past this music's gonna last |
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And as the facts unfold remember who foretold |
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The ninety's will be the decade of |
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A jazz thing I love jazz music |
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A jazz thing I love jazz music |
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A jazz thing I love jazz music |
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I love jazz music a jazz thing |
