TWO AND FOUR
From the Broadway Musical "Swing!"
Words and music
By Ann Hampton Callaway
VERSE
Student:
Oh, I missed the boat,
How did I miss the action?
I want to swing,
Be driven to distraction.
I long to jump and jive now.
To really feel alive now.
My inhibition’s cast aside.
I want to take this jazzy ride!
Teacher:
Baby, we gotta set you free
‘Cause baby, you snap on the one and three
If you wanna swing it
Try it once more
You do it on the two and four
1-3 Snaps with teacher snapping on 2-4, then both snapping on 2-4
CHORUS
Student: Two and four
Teacher: That’s in the pocket
Student: Two and four
Teacher: Feel the beat
Student: Two and four
Teacher: Hold down and lock it
Lock it on the two and four
And you’ll feel the heat
VERSE
Student:
Funny, somethin’s happening now
Things my body wouldn’t allow
Goodbye to my square days
‘Cause I know the score
Teacher:
You do it on the two and four
CHORUS
Teacher: Two and four
Student: You’re playin’ with fire
Teacher: Two and four
Student: My temperature mounts
Teacher: Two and four
Student: You're takin' me higher
Play that swingin' rhythm
And what what happens...
(Segue into Hit Me With a Hot Note and Watch Me Bounce or another great swing song)
© 1999 Works of Heart Publishing