Don't you know, he was the king of saxophones?   Yes, indeed he was   Talkin' 'bout the guy that made it sound so good   Some people knew him by the Bean   But Hawkins was his name      He sure could swing and play pretty too   Sounds good to me, should sound good to you   I love to hear him playing Body and Soul   Very pleasing to the ear      When I first heard it on the record   I just stopped right there   Sounded like a band of angels in the sky   And I have never ever heard a sweeter tone      In fact I payed no attention to the saxophone   Till Coleman Hawkins came along   And spoke to everyone   Saying better listen, won't you hear me   While I play for you?      Sometimes it's hot, then again it's blue   My soul just seems to wander   Pleasing each and everyone   It's what I've long been craving for      The doors have not been always open   But I am trying to please you   Please don't stop me   Hope you like it folks      And then he started cookin'   Every time he played   Some melodic melody fast or slow   You could tell that it was Hawkins      No other one ever has quite captured his tone   Just he alone has the sound that penetrates   It will sure go right through you, yes it will   And every chorus gives you just another thrill      Then along came Eddie Jefferson   He sang the melody like Hawkins played it   He sang it true, he sang it blue   Made words for it too      All his fans in New York loved him   There's no one above him   Here in the U.S.A   I've heard 'em say old Eddie was the man      Oh how he could sing   Man did he swing   Sang on the wing, did his own thing   Yes he did      Throughout the country   Music lovers are still wiggin' on Eddie's singin'   All around the world, he is known   Rhythm was his special joy, he swung it like a horn      He must have been born to be a singer   'Cause his lyrics were so sincere and true   Funny sad or blue, oh yeah!   And we've got to remind you, many years it took him   Singing every day to achieve his first claim to fame      He was twenty years ahead of his time   And he knew it but he kept right on a singing   He went all around the world making rhythm   'Cause music sure was in him and he knew it was      Sang with Moody and Richie Cole   He could sing it just like Bird   But his forte was the words he wrote to   Music that he sang      So he sang, and he sang   And he sang his words so clever   And I know they'll silence him never   'Cause he cut this masterpiece      And now we're trying to sing it for you   Hope the Bean and Eddie both would still approve   There we go, we didn't mean to reminisce   You can surely bet that we won't forget   'Cause we hear them yet, goodbye