a new kind of rhythm spread around
Now I'm all through with symphonies
You'll see all the nifties
Swingin' down the fifties
Now it's true that once upon a time
But today the rage is rhythm and rhyme
So won't you satisfy my soul
It ain't no shame to keep
Beat it out in the minor key,
Can't you hear me singing
While the band is swinging
Yeah, the band is rocking
So send me lightly, politely,
Now I'm all through with this stuff
Come on boys and sort of rock it for me
Why, even all the nifties,
they don't want to hear any
you better get hip to yourself
It's true that once upon a time
But today the rage is rhythm and rhyme
So won't you satisfy my soul
It ain't no shame to keep
Say, won't you rock it for me?