Teach Me to Swing

4th Grade Chorus Spring 2017

Teach Me to Swing

Teach me to swing. Teach me to swing. I wanna find out what it’s all about. I wanna find out what it’s all about. Swing is the thing. Swing is the thing. I wanna be cool when I I wanna be cool when I (harmony) sing and shout! (harmony) sing and shout!

Teach me to swing. Teach me to swing. I wanna sing jazz, gotta do it right. I wanna sing jazz, gotta do it right. Swing is the thing Swing is the thing to whet my musical (harmony) appetite. to whet my musical (harmony) appetite.

Feel that rhythm all the time, Feel that rhythm all the time, gonna be right with ‘em gonna be right with ‘em with my feet on the floor with my feet on the floor and a riffin’ rhyme! and a riffin’ rhyme!

Teach me to swing. Teach me to swing. I wanna get hip to the jumpin’ jive. I wanna get hip to the jumpin’ jive. Swing, swing is king! Swing, swing is king! Early in the mornin’ Early in the mornin’ (harmony) or live at 5! (harmony) or live at 5! In the mornin’ or live at 5, Ba ba doo bop Live at 5! Ba doo bop ba doo bop (Spoken) Yeah! Ba ba doo bop Ba doo bop Ba doot dot da da doo dot dot!

Ba ba doo bop Ba doo bop ba doo bop Ba ba doo bop Ba doo bop Ba doot dot da da do dot dot!

Ba doo dow, ba do dow, ba doo dow, Ya da da da da da dot! (spoken) Yeow!

Ba ba doo bop, Ba doo bop ba doo bop! Ba ba doo bop, Ba doo bop da doot dot (harmony) da da doo dot dot!