Quintessence Of Hip

[Verse 1]
What is the quintessence of hip?
The quintessence of hip
Is for you not to slip and trip on your dreams
Like a rolling stone, Bob Dylan said it

[Chorus]
(The quintessence of hip) I get scared, but I don't do that
(The quintessence of hip) I can be cooler than cool
(The quintessence of hip) Coltrane, Miles, we blew it
(The quintessence of hip) Like lady Davis said it too

[Verse 2]
I am the sassy, classy lass and the dealer to your loan
I put on all my black pitchers, and the music unfolds me
Swing back, pumps my hips are hummin' and a-bumpin'
I'm lying in a pager stocking, stagehand is jumping

[Chorus]
(The quintessence of hip) I get scared, but I don't do that
(The quintessence of hip) I can be cooler than cool
(The quintessence of hip) Coltrane, Miles, we blew it
(The quintessence of hip) Like lady Davis said it too

[Verse 3]
Leo, Virgo, Capri or horn, it doesn't matter
What sign you are, if you're lonely, turn the jacket
Straight or gay, it's all the same when you don't have a lover
Smile, give me five, she'll be on the long legs, brother

[Chorus]
(The quintessence of hip) Jon Coltrane played it
(The quintessence of hip) Billie Holiday phrased it
(God bless the child that's got his own)
(The quintessence of hip) Johnny finally got down
(The quintessence of hip)

[Bridge]
Now, 'round about midnight, don't give up, child
(What is the quintessence of hip?)
(What is the quintessence of hip?)
Isn't it rich? Isn't it queer
Losing my timing so late in my career?
(What is the quintessence of hip?)
(What is the quintessence of hip?)
(I am he as you are he as you are me)
(And we are all together)
(What is the quintessence of hip?)
(There is superstition)
(It's a family affair, it's a family affair)
(What is the quintessence of hip?)
(What is the quintessence of hip?)
(Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun)
(R-E-S-P-E-C-T)
To dance with the lady with a hole in her stocking
Getting the feelgood
(What is the quintessence of hip?)

[Outro]
The quintessence of hip
Is for you not to slip and trip on your dreams
Like a rolling stone, Bob Dylan said it