Scatman: Hey Louis!
Louis: Yeah?
Scatman: Is that you?
Louis: Yeah, it is.
Scatman: Aw, well I'm Scatman John. Would you like to sing a song, man?
Louis: Well, sho could!
Look out!
One, two, three, four!
[scatting]
Follow me, everybody, let's head down South
To the land with a man with a message.
His name was Satch and he played on the match
Every time he played the horn, and the blues was born.
Everybody's saying that the way he was playing
Had the whole world praying that he never gonna stop.
He taught Scatman all about scat
He's the father of it all, as a matter of fact.
Louis was a legend in New Orleans
And the Louisiana Dixieland scene
He made a decision that the old-time religion
Could be played out the horn, and the blues was born.
Satchmo's breathing, deep in my soul,
Let me sing it to you, hallelujah.
Hey, hey, whaddya say?
[scatting]
Everybody party down in Louisiana
Everybody jam
Everybody come and take a ride with me
Hey, hey, whaddya say?
Get out the way, let Louis play!
Take a lesson that I learned from Louis
He only gave it to us 'cause he knew it would renew us
Love is the answer, scat's where it's at
Louis said that you could even teach a cat scat.
Hear me talkin', I'd be talkin' to you
Louis was one swingin' happy guru.
You wanna hear the greatest trumpet in the world, well...
Sing along with me, sing along now
Join me in the opening, join me in the bow
Singin' at the sunset, singin' at the dawn
You got to get it up if you want to get it on.
Satchmo's breathin', deep in my soul
Let me sing it to you, hallelujah!
Hey, hey, whaddya say?
Everybody party down in Louisiana
Everybody jam
Everybody come and take a ride with me
Everybody!
Scatman: Whatcha think of that scat, Satch?
Louis: As we cats say, it gassed the man!
Scatman: How 'bout a little solo, Louis, yeah!
Now blow your horn, Louis!
Everybody party down in Louisiana
Everybody jam
Hey, hey, whaddya say?
Everybody come and take a ride with me
[scatting]
Everybody party down in Louisiana
Everybody jam
Hey, hey, whaddya say?
Everybody come and take a ride with me
Hey, hey, whaddya say?
Get out the way, let Louis play!
[scatting]
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Lyrics submitted by Eryn.