Once they called it ragtime
And it had it's fling
It's the same old syncopation
Now they call it swing
Then they played it jazz time
To a buck-and-wing
Once again it sweeped the nation
Now they call it swing
When singers used to sing
They would go hot cha
But with this modern thing
Now they go dru-du du, dra-da-da
Rhythm has it's seasons
Summer, fall and spring
But for seven silly reasons
Someone pulled the string
And they started dancing
Now they call it swing
W. Hirsch / Vaughn Deleath / N. Cloutier / L. Handman Once they called it ragtime And it had it's fling It's the same old syncopation Now they call it swing Then they played it jazz time To a buck-and-wing Once again it sweeped the nation Now they call it swing When singers used to sing They would go hot cha But with this modern thing Now they go dru-du du, dra-da-da Rhythm has it's seasons Summer, fall and spring But for seven silly reasons Someone pulled the string And they started dancing Now they call it swing Explain Request ×
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