Lyrics Scatman John

Scatman John

Everybody Jam!

Hey Louis

Yeah...

Is that you?

Yes, yes

Oh, I'm Scatman John

Would you like to sing a song man?

Well, sure could look

out...

1,2,3,4...

Everybody party down to Louisiana

Everybody jam

yeh

everybody come and take a ride with me

follow me everybody

let's

head down south to the land

with the man with the message

his name was

Satch

and he played on the match

everytime he played the horn

another

blues was born

everybody's saying

that the way he was playing

had the

whole world praying

that he never gonna stop

he talks to Scatman all

about scat

he's the father of it all

as a matter of fact.

Louis

was a legend in New Orleans

and the Louisiana Dixieland scene

he made a

decision that the old time religion

to be played out the horn

and the

Satchmo's breathing deep

in my soul, let me sing it to you

hallelujah hey

hey whaddya say?

Everybody party down to Louisiana

everybody

jam

everybody come an take a ride with me

hey hey whaddya say

get out

the way

let Louis play

take a lessons that I learnt

from Louis, he

only give it to us

'cause he knew it would renew us.

Love is the

answer

Scat's where it's at Louis said

even you could teach a cat

scat

shouldn't be talking about it

talking to you

Louis was one

swinging happy guru

If you wanna hear the greatest trumpet

in the world

well sing along with me

sing along

now join me in the opening

and join

me in the bow

singing in the sunset

singing at the dawn

you've gotta

get it up

if you want to get it on

Scatmo's breathing deep in my

soul

Let me sing it to you

hallelujah hey hey whaddya say

get out

the way

let Louis play!

Everybody party down to

Louisiana

everybody jam

everybody yeah

everybody come and take a ride

withe me

yeah c'mon!

Everybody! Wotcher think of that scat, Satch?

As

we scats say it,

gassed man, how about a little solo Louis?

Yah!

Now

blow your horn, Louis!

Everybody party down to Louisiana

everybody

jam

hey hey whaddya say?

Everybody come and take a ride with

me

everybody party down to Louisiana

everybody jam

hey hey whaddya

say

everybody come and take a ride with me

hey hey whaddya say

get out

of the way!

Let Louis play! Yah!