It was cool in the fifties scattin' to Jazz and be-bop It was the sound they were throwin' down From LA to New York and In every town And with the rhythm in your souls Add a hip-hop and bop n' Just so ya know This thing it's back swing is king Call it New Jack What goes around, comes around (And that's the way it goes) What goes around comes around and Comes around Like that, a riff and a rhythm What goes around, comes around (And that's the way it goes) What goes around, comes around Like that, like that Round, round and round Round we go Round, round and round Round we go People stomped in the cities Jumpin' to the groove of the music They rocked and jammed With the hipster clan In the clubs, in the streets And on every beat And with the be-bop in their souls They took the swing thing and Started to roll And now it's a fact a little hip-hop And bop has found a way back What goes around, comes around (And that's the way it goes) What goes around comes around and Comes around Like that, a riff and a rhythm What goes around, comes around (And that's the way it goes) What goes around, comes around
Like that, like that Be-bop, hip-hop Hep hop don't stop Be-bop, hip-hop Add pop don't stop Bix he had a bag of tricks Parker came along exactly when He changed the mix Sax made a bang Monk made a change And be-bop laid the tracks For the Coltrane They were getting busy A trumpet pumped Your head got Dizzy and You started to bump They had a style Beat was the backbone You could see for Miles Mr. Philly Joe Jones You may not realize swing Was here before Because it's disguised and we've Added so much more The time is now to show you how To get the groove into your shoes What goes around, comes around (And that's the way it goes) What goes around comes around and Comes around Like that, a riff and a rhythm What goes around, comes around (And that's the way it goes) What goes around, comes around Like that, like that Round, round and round Round we go Round, round and round Round we go Round, round and round Round we go Round, round and round Round we go What goes around and round Must come around and around What goes around and round Must come around and around