Well not to long ago in nineteen forty-four When every mother's son was goin' off to war They had to lift their spirits high (High!) For Uncle Sam, motherhood and apple pie Instead of spendin' money that they didn't have In hot spot 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 I'm 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 I'm talkin' about You could pull a switcheroonie if you felt low down With the boogie-woogie beat of a piano man who's 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 they'd join in So everybody partied 'till the cows came home 'Cause that's what boogie's 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 I'm 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 I'm talkin' about You could pull a switcheroonie if you felt low down With the boogie-woogie beat of a piano man who's 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 I'm talkin' about You could pull a switcheroonie if you felt low down To the boogie-woogie beat of a piano man who's goin' to town