Too Late, Daddy

Too why, too why, too why to wait
Why why, why, why wait
I'll show you how to play
Like folks down New Orlean's way
Show you the stylish fingers they have
Ooh, what a noise they make
Stomp 'til the windows shake
Folks make it, c'mon and get your lip sing, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
That's how you jazz

You're too late, daddy
We're singing a whole new song
It's got us jumping
And swinging the whole night long
It's the rick sweet rick that's going round
It's the jim jam jar, it's the slam jam song
You're too late, daddy
We're swinging to a whole new sound

Obviously, you don't know who you're talking to this is Jelly
(Who needs Jelly when we've got Louis?)
Oh c'mon now this is Jelly well look
(Who needs Jelly when we'vе got the Duke?)
Duke Ellington can't play with mе (We've got Basie)
(We're swinging) Oh, c'mon (To a whole new song)
Let me just play this sound for you

Too late
You're too late, daddy (I'm not too late)
We're swinging, swinging, swinging (I'm not too late)
To a whole new song, hey

When I'm playing every gig in town they be throwin' me a parade
Honey, you better go downtown where they don't know what real music is

(Downtown) You better go where the dues and the dollars are
(Downtown) Meet with cats with the hats and the fancy dogs
Where the name of the game is who's on top
Tin Pan Alley

I'm the one you've all been waiting for
I'm the best there is
They ain't no more
When it comes to jazz the role is it
Wait look, there's tools ahead

Couple of thrills
Couple of fills
Now give 'em a glimpse
Hey, listen to this
Oh jelly, a jelly, jelly
Oh jelly, jelly
Jelly, yeah, yeah
Wow, pow