(Music by Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, & Charlie Christian; Lyric by Alan Paul)
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The jam is jumpin'
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The drums are pumpin'
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The groove is lockin' in the rhythm like we want it to be
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No time for stallin'
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We're really haulin'
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We've gotta keep it in the pocket or we'll stagger behind
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You never know just when to leave it when you're riffin' in time
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Or if the time itself will falter, or of words even rhyme
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But we admit, the trick to it is not to think about it
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When you're busy bravin' all the notes in the line
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This time we mean it
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We're gonna swing it
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And take you right up to the end before we try to unwind
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[Alan's solo:]
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I've never been the kind of guy who could just normally quit
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Never could decide when to rest my pride
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And feel all right with just good enough
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Thoughts, they gather
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Tellin' me to look to find a bright new way
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To assemble all the stimulated motives that haunt me
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Tryin' a live it, be in the moment, tryin' to sing it alone
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Can beckon to me, a feelin' of being bent
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So I believe, takin' a leave is the brightest way to stop
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All the chatter boxin' going 'round in my brain
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So I'm wailin' - movin' and groovin' this part of this song
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I hope that my riff's good enough to keep
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Better leave it now or go out of my mind
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[Violin Solo]
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[Tim's solo:]
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Now I dig you think that perfect's what we should make it
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But I've been down that road and I can tell ya how we feel's
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The most important thing about it
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Whether you're right or whether you might think
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We're pathetic
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A little lighter on the reins will help you loosen up the chains
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That are still binding you -
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In the past, whenever thoughts I had would try to re-
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Evaluate all that i would do
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I'd hesitate, consolidate, and motivate
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All the little pearls of doubt that strive to break up
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Every single bit of
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Precious joy that flowed from God's soul spark that
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Shines within me
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That's it in a nut shell
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So take advice from this sap, go for feel and leave it alone
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[Mandolin Solo:]
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Now's the time to sing
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Swing is what we bring
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Rhythm that's the thing
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To really get your spirit movin' higher
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Gonna jump and play
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Dance the night away
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Make you really sway
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And let the music take you even higher
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E-lla sang this song real special
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Come on, come on - we'll sing this special song for you
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One more one we'll go
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But before we blow
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We want you to know
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The take is really good enough, we'll keep it!
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It's Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special)
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| The Manhattan Transfer |
