Sing Motens Swing — текст песни (Manhattan Transfer)

Thats swing! yes, sir!

(swingin from the time of birth)

Hip thing - gasser!

(swingin fit tshake the earth)

My man! benny!

(swing a man for all hes worth)

Thats motens thing



Verse 1

Swing, thats the thing

Ygotta dig it

Bust loose n give it a try

Go! go! go!

Swing it! swing it! swing it!



Verse 2

Put some pepper in the pot

n thatll make it sweet an hot

cause youre swingin, swingin, swingin



Guitar solo

Repeat verse 1

Violin solo/background vocals:

Take it jackson!

Make some action, oh, yeah

Stir it up, stir it up, stir it up, stir it up benny

Hey!

Motens motion

Makes you feel some, oh, yeah

Stir it up, stir it up, stir it up

Let the chick steal some - go!!!



Steel guitar solo

Repeat background vocals



Let the chick steal some - go!!!



Janis solo:

Aw - shake that pretty little bundle

Til youre poppin your top

"cause Im jus gittin in the groove

Baby, please dont stop

Ooh - turn me loose, lemme go, gimme room,

Lemme flow like water downstream

Im livin my dream. swingin like a rusty gate - oops!

Thats it, its the motens swing



Violin solo/janis solo:

If you ever git it, dont cha run wit it,

Benny done did it way back

Yes, sir, mr. moten

Its his thing

Thats swingin - hes a swingin it



Nobody can define it

Its a thing you cant describe in words

Its swingin, its swingin

Swing, they call it

Benny moten does it



Mos people groove behin it

Crowdin every ballroom floor in herds

Jes swingin, an swingins

What they call it

Benny moten was it



Satchmo from oliver defined it - singin

Basie with moten, he refined it - swingin



Now everyones hip

Everyones hip to the tip

People say it drives you crazy

Everyone digs that thing

Everyone likes a fling

Everyone likes to swing