It was cool in the fifties scattin' to

jazz and be-bop

It was the sound they were throwin' down

From LA to New York and

in every town



And with the rhythm in your souls

Add a hip-hop and bop n'

just so ya know

This thing it's back swing is king,

call it New Jack



(Chorus)

What goes around, comes around

(And that's the way it goes)

What goes around comes around and

comes around

Like that, a riff and a rhythm

What goes around, comes around

(And that's the way it goes)

What goes around, comes around

Like that, like that



Round, round and round

round we go

Round, round and round

round we go



People stomped in the cities

jumpin' to the groove of the music

They rocked and jammed

with the hipster clan

In the clubs, in the streets

and on every beat

And with the be-bop in their souls

They took the swing thing and

started to roll

And now it's a fact a little hip-hop

and bop has found a way back



(Repeat Chorus)



Be-bop, hip-hop,

hep hop don't stop

Be-bop, hip-hop,

add pop don't stop



(Rap)

Bix he had a bag of tricks

Parker came along exactly when

he changed the mix

Sax made a bang,

Monk made a change

And be-bop laid the tracks

for the Coltrane

They were getting busy,

a trumpet pumped

Your head got Dizzy and

you started to bump

They had a style,

beat was the backbone

You could see for Miles,

Mr. Philly Joe Jones



You may not realize swing

was here before

Because it's disguised and we've

added so much more

The time is now to show you how

to get the groove into your shoes



(Repeat Chorus)

Round, round and round

round we go

Round, round and round

round we go

(Repeat)

What goes around and round

Must come around and around

(Repeat)