The Word Of, Confirmation Lyrics - Manhattan Transfer

I'm here to just confirm 

What I've been really always sayin' about modern jazz 

It's the savior of the nation and I'll believe it if you do too 

The rhythm and blues 

Like Bird, when he thought of this melody 

The message he played on his horn 

Was the steady confirmation 

That he discovered the sound that makes the music be free 

This may sound unstable 

But I know I'm able to concentrate in song to you 

My lyrics may go fast, sometimes a word may get past folks 

But so I keep it swingin', I know I've got to stay true 

So like the Bird, I'm gonna say that jazz is always a happiness groove 

So come on and I'll confirm it 

'Cause certainly the Bird that I heard 

Made the word of confirmation