The Dixieland Band

The Dixieland Band - Kay Starr

Written by：Johnny Mercer/Bernie Hanighen

Did you ever hear the story of the Dixieland band

Let me did your brother and the music was grand

They had piano and a clarinet

The only thing they needed was a second cornet

And that's what lead to the ruin

The ruin of the Dixieland band

When the folks holler for the maple leaf rag

They would get to swingin' but the trumpet would drag

They had to keep him 'cause he played so sweet

But they needed someone who could give them a beat

Someone who's born with the rhythm

The rhythm of the Dixieland band

He'd play so sweetly 'stead an' playin'

He'd play so sweetly they'd be sayin'

Sure enough he got 'em so they couldn't play right

Finally he digged 'em on a Saturday night

He hit a figgy that was off the chord

Apoplexy got 'em and they went to the lord

And that's the pitiful story

Story of the Dixieland band

Now they're up in heaven and they're happy at last

'Cause they found a trumpet man who really can blast

The way swings 'em is an awful shame

He can really do it

Gabriel is his name

Now folks here is a sample

Listen to the Dixieland band

And folks that was a sample

Sample love the Dixieland band