[Guru] The music started in the hearts and drums, from another land Played for everyone, by sons, of the motherland Sendin out a message of peace, to everybody and came across the oceans in chains and shame Easing the pain, and it was without name Until some men in New Orleans on Rampart Street Put out the sounds, and then they gave it a beat I'm talkin bout Jelly Roll, King, and Satch I'm talkin bout the music that had no match Yes the music, and it was born down there We're gonna use it, so make the horn sound clear It's jazz music... jazz music
Yo, the music that Pops, and other cats made it stayed, cause people love when they played To the North, it took a riverboat shuffle To the big cities, with lots of hustle and bustle To Chicago, and to the Apple too This was a scene, that our forefathers knew Go get your crew, I know they'll get into the jazz music... jazz music
The music called jazz had the razzamatazz It had the flavor, and a lot of pizazz The big band beat was very neat and unique The swing was king, it made you tap your feet There was Benny and Duke and of course the Count Basie The melody was smooth and yes, very taste There was Hap, The Prez, and Lady Day and Dizzy Bird and Miles, they were all playin They brought it to the people of the foreign lands Back across the oceans and the desert sands Where it echoes in the distant sounds of drums And it rises with the sun on days begun This is the music, that we give tribute to They gave it to us, that's why we give it to you The jazz music... the jazz music
John Wesley Harding lyrics