well not to long ago in 1944 when every mothers son was going off to war they had to lift there spirits high for uncle sam ,mother hood and apple pie instead of spending money that they didn't have in hot spots in the Bronx you hear in funkie hunkie tonks CHORUS: it made you want to jump, shout knock your self out the boggie-woggie beat is what I'm talking about if you have the heebie jeebies you can dance away to the boggie-woggie music of piano man will play and you could jump, shout, knock yourself out the boogie-woogie beat is what I'm talking about you could pull a switcheroonie if your belts go down with the boogie-woogie beat of a piano man who's going to town it had the kind of rhythm that would fill the hall the plinkin' and the pluckin' drove 'em off the wall and they would dance and drink their gin and when the fuzz buzz they joined in so everybody partied 'till the cows came home 'cause that's what boggie's for and everynight that dump will jump and keep them coming back for more because they make you wanna.... REPEAT CHORUS it made you wanna jump, shout who wanna jump, shout you wanna jump, shout to the boogie-woogie music of a piano man was playing you could jump, shout, knock yourself out the boogie-woogie beat is what I'm talking about you could pull a switcharoonie if your belts go down to the boogie-woogie beat of piano shake it yes, yes, yes (repeat 4x ) Come go walkin' with me now Walk up Avenue C, now Chicks all lookin' so pretty They don't give me no pity Avenue C is the grooviest thing in the city I never dug an avenue so enjoyable to me "C" Avenue is groovy.Yes, it was groovy as it could be Walk with me down Avenue C Man I really want to stay Come on baby, while we ramble,walk beside me while we ramble You dig it too I feel you do, what a scenic hike,it's a walk that you're bound to like. BACKROUND SINGERS DO "JUMPIN AT THE WOODSIDE" I was blue and I was always wearing a frown , because my gal had turned me down. Then we met and you can bet I knew from the first, you were my love, and that's when the old gray cloudburst. hey baby I'm gonna tell you 'bout your lovin' and your kissn' and your huggin' and your sweet turtle-dovin' pretty baby. I won't be satisfied til I hear 'em play, "Here comes the bride." Listen to me baby and I don't mean maybe. Listen to my story, it's terrifficly true. I gotta find a way of telling you that I really go for you. I hope you really believe me baby 'cause I certainly do. 'Cause you're thrillin' me, you're really, really thrilling when you tell me that you probably got a kind of crush on me, That moves me, grooves me. How divine can one woman be? Well little darlin', you got me fallin'. You got me goofy and gay. I'm gonna get carried away. Just think, you're gonna be mine someday. Oh, let's spin a little, park a little, stop a little, spark a little, live a little, love a little, maybe turtle-dove a little baby. Every time you hold me so near, nobody loves me like you, dear. Let's stop a little, squeeze a little, probably maybe tease a little, try a little, sigh a little, maybe have to cry a little bit, 'cause to tell you the truth, I'm gonna love you and that's it. 'Cause I love you baby, love you baby, love you baby, love you baby, with all my heart. Oooh, listen to me while I say I let a lotta little ladies get away Because I know, I know pretty baby, I know, I know, pretty baby, I know you're the one, yes you're the one. I knew when I met you what a break it was to get you. We're goin' hoppin' (Hop) we're goin' hoppin' today where things are poppin' (Pop) the Philadelphia way we're gonna drop in (Drop) on all the music they play on the Bandstand (Bandstand) We're goin' swingin' (Swing) we're gonna swing in the crowd and we'll be clingin' (Cling) and floatin' high as a cloud The phones are ringin' (Ring) My mom and dad are so proud I'm on Bandstand (Bandstand) And I'll jump, and hey, I may even show 'em my handstand because I'm on, because I'm on the American Bandstand when we dance real slow I'll show all the guys in the grandstand what a swinger I am, I am on American Bandstand we're goin' hoppin we're goin' hoppin today where thinks are poppin the Philadelphia way we're gonna drop in on all the music they play on the Bandstand (Bandstand) and now we're hoppin and we'll be hppin all day when thinks are poppin the Philadelphia way and you can drop in on all the music they play on the Bandstand Bandstand And we'll rock and roll and scroll on American Lindy hop and slop, it's American tune in, I'm on, turn on, I'm in, I'm on Today Today on the Bandstand Bandstand