The Old Music Master-Hoagy Carmichael

[ti:The Old Music Master] [ar:Hoagy Carmichael] [al:The Essential Collection (Digitally Remastered)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:02.38]The Old Music Master - Hoagy Carmichael [00:04.09]Written by：Johnny Mercer/Hoagy Carmichael [00:05.81] [00:08.88]One night long ago by the light of the moon [00:13.44]An old music master sat composing a tune [00:17.87]His spirit was soaring and his heart full of joy [00:22.14]When right out of nowhere stepped [00:24.36]A little colored boy [00:26.01] [00:26.64]You gotta jump it music master [00:28.82]You gotta play that rhythm faster [00:30.88]You're never gonna get it played [00:32.72]On the happy cat hit parade [00:35.13]You better tell your friend Beethoven [00:37.35]And mister Reginald De Koven [00:39.36]They better do the same as you [00:41.17]Or they're gonna be corny too [00:42.78] [00:43.36]Long about 1917 [00:45.92]Jazz'll come upon the scene [00:47.81]Then about 1935 [00:49.67]You'll begin to hear swing boogie woogie and jive [00:52.23]You better tellof big broadcaster [00:54.34]That you're a solid music master [00:56.37]And you'll achieve posterity [00:58.14]That's a bit of advice from me [01:00.24]The old music master [01:02.12]Simply sat there amazed [01:04.53]As wide eyed and open mouthed [01:06.85]He gazed and he gazed [01:08.73]How can you be certain little boy [01:11.67]Tell me how [01:13.09]Because I was born in seven hundred years from now [01:16.97] [01:17.58]He hit a chord that rocked the spinet [01:19.65]And disappeared into the infinite [01:21.87]And up until the present day [01:23.36]You can take it from me [01:24.56]He's as right as can be [01:25.93]Ev'rything has happened that a way [01:27.73] [01:57.01]Long about 1917 [01:59.40] [02:01.36]Jazz'll come upon a scene [02:03.55]Then about 1935 [02:05.26]You'll begin to hear swing boogie woogie jive [02:07.91] [02:08.57]He hit a chord that rocked the spinet [02:10.49]And disappeared into the infinite [02:12.78]And up until the present day [02:14.41]You can take it from me [02:15.61]He's as right as can be [02:16.80]Ev'rything has happened that a way yeah