Manhattan Transfer - SING MOTEN'S SWING lyrics

rate me

That's swing! Yes, sir!

(Swingin' from the time of birth)

Hip thing - gasser!

(Swingin' fit t'shake the earth)

My man! Benny!

(Swing a man for all he's worth)

that's Moten's thing

Verse 1

Swing, that's the thing

Y'gotta 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 that'll make it sweet an' hot

'Cause you're 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!

Moten's 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 you're poppin' your top

"Cause I'm jus' gittin' in the groove

Baby, please don't stop

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

lemme flow like water downstream

I'm livin' my dream. swingin' like a rusty gate - oops!

That's it, it's the Moten's swing

Violin solo/Janis' Solo:

If you ever git it, don't 'cha run wit it,

Benny done did it way back

Yes, sir, Mr. Moten

It's his thing

That's swingin' - He's a swingin' it

Nobody can define it

It's a thing you can't describe in words

It's swingin', it's swingin'

Swing, they call it

Benny Moten does it

Mos' people groove behin' it

Crowdin' every ballroom floor in herds

Jes' swingin', an' swingin's

What they call it

Benny Moten was it

Satchmo from Oliver defined it - Singin'

Basie with Moten, he refined it - swingin'

Now everyone's hip

Everyone's hip to the tip

People say it drives you crazy

Everyone digs that thing

Everyone likes a fling

Everyone likes to swing