Billie Holiday - Now They Call It Swing lyrics
[Billie Holiday - Now They Call It Swing lyrics]
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 sweeps 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: "Dri-di-dit-ti dra da dat"
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
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 sweeps 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: "Dri-ti-tit tra ta ta"
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
Baby, now they call it swing
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 sweeps 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: "Dri-di-dit-ti dra da dat"
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
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 sweeps 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: "Dri-ti-tit tra ta ta"
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
Baby, now they call it swing