Sing Moten's Swing Lyrics - Manhattan Transfer

That's swing! Yes, sir! 

(Swingin' from the time of birth) 

Hip thing - gasser! 

(Swingin' fit t'shake the earth) 

My man! Benny! 

(Swing a man for all he's worth) 

that's Moten's thing 

Verse 1 

Swing, that's the thing 

Y'gotta dig it 

Bust loose 'n give it a try 

Go! Go! Go! 

Swing it! Swing it! Swing it! 

Verse 2 

Put some pepper in the pot 

'n that'll make it sweet an' hot 

'Cause you're swingin', swingin', swingin' 

Guitar Solo 

Repeat Verse 1 

Violin Solo/Background Vocals: 

Take it Jackson! 

Make some action, oh, yeah 

Stir it up, stir it up, stir it up, stir it up Benny 

Hey! 

Moten's motion 

Makes you feel some, oh, yeah 

Stir it up, stir it up, stir it up 

Let the chick steal some - GO!!! 

Steel Guitar Solo 

Repeat Background Vocals 

Let the chick steal some - GO!!! 

Janis' Solo: 

Aw - shake that pretty little bundle 

Til you're poppin' your top 

"Cause I'm jus' gittin' in the groove 

Baby, please don't stop 

Ooh - turn me loose, lemme go, gimme room, 

lemme flow like water downstream 

I'm livin' my dream. swingin' like a rusty gate - oops! 

That's it, it's the Moten's swing 

Violin solo/Janis' Solo: 

If you ever git it, don't 'cha run wit it, 

Benny done did it way back 

Yes, sir, Mr. Moten 

It's his thing 

That's swingin' - He's a swingin' it 

Nobody can define it 

It's a thing you can't describe in words 

It's swingin', it's swingin' 

Swing, they call it 

Benny Moten does it 

Mos' people groove behin' it 

Crowdin' every ballroom floor in herds 

Jes' swingin', an' swingin's 

What they call it 

Benny Moten was it 

Satchmo from Oliver defined it - Singin' 

Basie with Moten, he refined it - swingin' 

Now everyone's hip 

Everyone's hip to the tip 

People say it drives you crazy 

Everyone digs that thing 

Everyone likes a fling 

Everyone likes to swing