Lyrics Sing Moten's Swing - The Manhattan Transfer
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
1 Stomp of King Porter
2 Sing A Study In Brown
3 Sing Moten's Swing
4 A-Tisket, A-Tasket
5 I Know Why (And So Do You)
6 Sing You Sinners
7 Java Jive
8 Down South Camp Meetin'
9 Topsy
10 Clouds (adapted from "Nuages')
11 Skyliner
12 It's Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special)
13 Choo Choo Ch' Boogie (Live At the Ryman Auditorium)
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