Dear gentlefolk of NewportOr maybe I shouldSay hats and catsI want you to lend an earBecause, well, I want youTo hear some reallyShimmering sharps and flatsFor these cozy virtuosiJust about the greatestIn the trade are fixingTo show you now precisely howOr approximatelyJazz music is madeWell, you take some skinsJazz beginsThen you take a bassMan, now we'reGetting someplaceTake a boxOne that rocksTake a blue hornNew Orleans bornYou take a stickWith a lickTake a boneHo ho, hold the phoneTake a spotCool and hotNow you has jazz, jazzJazz, jazz, jazzThat's positively theraputicNow you has jazz, jazz, jazzMasters Hall and YoungThat's Ed HallAnd Tommy YoungNow you has MastersKyle and ShawThat's Billy KyleArvil ShawNow you has Mr. Barrett DeemsListen to, well, you know whoHey, Pops, you wanna grabA little of what's left hereYeah, Daddy, yeahHere we goIf you sail(Sailing, sailing)Over the sea(Will you wait for me)Take my tip, they're allMolto hip in Italy(Well, Arrevederci)(As for France)Oh, I know you'reVery big there(Yes, believe it or not)I do believe, I do indeed(Frenchmen all prefer whatThey call le jazz hot)Take a plane(Bobba doo zot)Go to Siam in BangkokToday round the clockWell, they all like to jamIndians on the AmazonBeat one bar andAll of them are(Well, gone, man, gone)From the EquatorUp to the PoleEverybody wingingEverybody singingThat rock, rock, rockRock, rock and rollFrom the East to the WestFrom the coast to the coastJazz is king cause jazz isThe thing folks digThat's jazz
