A bit pissed a bit broken
I go down to the jazz club
Just to forget a bit
The course of my life
The guys look at me annoyed
THE CHORUS :
He's not a regular
Probably not one of Dizzy's lovers
The orchestra sets in
Professionals
THE CHORUS :
Come on boy
And that is me they are calling
THE CHORUS : Hey Gus you know Charlie Mingus
THE SOLIST : By heart, I know him by heart
THE CHORUS : Hey son the name of Davis
THE SOLISTE : Him too I know him too
I love all the tubes by Duke Ellington
all the classics by Oscar Peterson
By Lionel Hampton by Scott Hamilton
By Duke Ellington
THE CHORUS : OK OK OK OK
I move slowly and I hug
the walls of the jazz club
Until I end up pretified
on... the stage
In a corner a pipe entices me
That's it, I am sweating
Superhuman shyness
And if that was the chance
of a lifetime
Here I go, whatever, let's go
THE CHORUS : Hey Gus you know Charlie Mingus
THE SOLIST : By heart, I know him by heart
THE CHORUS : Hey son you're playing like Jimmy Smith
THE SOLIST : Thanks that's kind thanks
I love all the tubes by Duke Ellington
all the classics by Oscar Peterson
By Lionel Hampton by Scott Hamilton
By Duke Ellington, by Mahalia Jackson
I love all the tubes by Duke Ellington
all the classics by Oscar Peterson
By Lionel Hampton by Scott Hamilton
By Duke Ellington, by Mahalia Jackson
By Charles Thompson
By Mac Pherson
By Oscar Peterson
THE CHORUS : OK OK OK OK
A bit pissed a bit broken
I get out of the jazz club
To take over a bit
the course of my life