There they were on the stage,
The drummer starts drumming,
Memories of Jean Krupa
Came into my body,
As he played the introduction,
The introduction to ‘Sing, sing, sing’.
Such a wonderful start to the evening,
An evening filled with music,
With such wonderful music
Played by this wonderful band.
The music of Swing flowed,
Flowed from their instruments
Played with such joy
Which captured the audience
By the way they played,
And enjoyed their playing.
The evening just shot by,
They seemed to finish so fast
But we have been there,
Been there listening for two hours
Embedded in the wonder of their playing,
Which took me into a beautiful world,
A beautiful world of jazz,
Jazz that has been with me,
With me all my long life.
All I can say is thank you,
But it does not seem enough,
Just two words is not enough
For the joy you gave to me
On that wonderful evening.
But I do have more words,
More words for ‘Down for the Count’.
“I will be back!”