[guru]   The music started in the hearts and drums, from another land   Played for everyone, by sons, of the motherland   Sendin out a message of peace, to everybody and   Came across the oceans in chains and shame   Easing the pain, and it was without name   Until some men in new orleans on rampart street   Put out the sounds, and then they gave it a beat   I'm talkin bout jelly roll, king, and satch   I'm talkin bout the music that had no match   Yes the music, and it was born down there   We're gonna use it, so make the horn sound clear   It's jazz music... jazz music      Yo, the music that pops, and other cats made   It stayed, cause people love when they played   To the north, it took a riverboat shuffle   To the big cities, with lots of hustle and bustle   To chicago, and to the apple too   This was a scene, that our forefathers knew   Go get your crew, I know they'll get into   The jazz music... jazz music      The music called jazz had the razzamatazz   It had the flavor, and a lot of pizazz   The big band beat was very neat and unique   The swing was king, it made you tap your feet   There was benny and duke and of course the count basie   The melody was smooth and yes, very taste   There was hap, the prez, and lady day and   Dizzy bird and miles, they were all playin   They brought it to the people of the foreign lands   Back across the oceans and the desert sands   Where it echoes in the distant sounds of drums   And it rises with the sun on days begun   This is the music, that we give tribute to   They gave it to us, that's why we give it to you   The jazz music... the jazz music      The jazz music... uh.. uh.. uh..