Give Me the Old Big Band Anytime

Lyrics

Give me the old Big Band anytime, pal A twenty-one piece Big Band anytime, pal When I like Tchaikovsky, Debussy and Mussorgsky I just love Benny Goodman, Harry James, Tommy Dorsey Swing it and sway with old Sammy Kaye Singers like Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme Remember Les Brown and his Band of Renown Doing the jive feels good I'm truly a fan of the Glenn Miller Band He puts me right in the mood They say you haven't heard nothing yet Till you've danced and grooved to Charliе Barnet Ellington, Kenton and Charlie Spivak Lеt's bring them back So give me the old Big Band anytime, pal A twenty-one piece Big Band anytime, pal Though I love Puccini, ever Wagner and Rossini And I know Frank Sinatra can't compare with the opera Strauss can't get me up on my feet Faster than Gene Krupa with a boogie-woogie beat Begin the Beguine with and we'll take to the floor Like Ginger and Fred Astaire Lionel Hampton, he gives me good vibes And Artie Shaw has the flair So thank to all you wonderful guys For the music that will never die You can keep your rap And I'll take Satchmo forever more Give me the old Big Band Give me the old Big Band Give me the old Big Band Anytime...