Well, not too long ago in nineteen forty-four
When every mothers son was goin off to war
They had to lift their spirits high
For Uncle Sam, motherhood and apple pie
Instead of spendin money that they didnt have
In hot spots in the bronx
They went to hear the kind of jazz
You hear in funky honky-tonks
It made you wanna jump, shout, knock yourself out
Boogie-woogie beat is what Im talkin about
If you had the heebie-jeebies, you could dance away
To the boogie-woogie music the piano man was playin
You could jump, shout and knock yourself out
Boogie-woogie beat is what Im talkin about
You could pull a switcheroonie if you felt low down
With the boogie-woogie beat of a piano man whos goin to town
It had the kind of rhythm that would fill the hall
The plinkin and the plunkin drove em up the wall
Then they would dance and drink their gin
And when the fuzz buzzed theyd join in
So everybody partied til the cows came home
Cause thats what boogies for
And every night that dump would jump
And keep em comin back for more
Because it made you wanna jump, shout, knock yourself out
Boogie-woogie beat is what Im talkin about
If you had the heebie-jeebies, you could dance away
To the boogie-woogie music the piano man was playin
You could jump, shout, knock yourself out
Boogie-woogie beat is what Im talkin about
You could pull the switcheroonie if you felt low down
With the boogie-woogie beat of a piano man whos goin to town
It made you wanna jump, shout
Foo-der-acka-sacki
Wanna jump, shout
Slip the talcum to me Malcom
You wanna jump, shout
Floy-doy, floy-doy
To the boogie-woogie music
The piano man was playin
And you could jump, shout, knock yourself out
Boogie-woogie beat is what Im talkin about
You could pull a switcheroonie if you felt low down
To the boogie-woogie beat of a piano man whos goin to town
Shake it, yes, yes, yes
Shake it, yes, yes, yes
Shake it, yes, yes, yes
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