well not to long ago in 1944

when every mothers son was going off to war

they had to lift there spirits high

for uncle sam ,mother hood and apple pie



instead of spending money that they didn't have

in hot spots in the Bronx

they went to here the kind of jazz

you hear in funkie hunkie tonks



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it made you want to

jump, shout knock your self out

the boggie-woggie beat is what I'm talking about

if you have the heebie jeebies you can dance away

to the boggie-woggie music of piano man will play

and you could jump, shout, knock yourself out

the boogie-woogie beat is what I'm talking about

you could pull a switcheroonie if your belts go down

with the boogie-woogie beat of a piano man who's going to town



it had the kind of rhythm that would fill the hall

the plinkin' and the pluckin' drove 'em off the wall

and they would dance and drink their gin

and when the fuzz buzz they joined in

so everybody partied 'till the cows came home

'cause that's what boggie's for

and everynight that dump will jump

and keep them coming back for more

because they make you wanna....



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it made you wanna jump, shout

who wanna jump, shout

you wanna jump, shout

to the boogie-woogie music of a piano man was playing

you could jump, shout, knock yourself out

the boogie-woogie beat is what I'm talking about

you could pull a switcharoonie if your belts go down

to the boogie-woogie beat of piano

shake it yes, yes, yes (repeat 4x )



Come go walkin' with me now

Walk up Avenue C, now

Chicks all lookin' so pretty

They don't give me no pity

Avenue C is the grooviest thing in the city

I never dug