1910--- DEDICATED VERSE FOR SHASTA SIMMS

1910 Asogio slow the music, as the music freely slows Heart ears hearing the abundant free flows Jazz bebop axe percussion drumming a beating Pirouette on point one foot tappiN Cadence ragtime Hallelujah Be it that, rat a tat, tat, tat, tat Music speakiN ta ya, baeBy (baby) it’s all fat Seize the night, Seize the night It’s in full bright, out of sight Cool jazz step air check arrangement backbeat Fusion Bridge Time to ad-live come again as we dance 1910 Seize the night, It’s alright right if you go back to where I’ve been 1910 You and I me and yours all our friends Dance, dance, dance, until day dawns begins Asogio slow the music, as the music freely slows Heart ears hearing the abundant free flows Jazz bebop axe percussion drumming a beating Pirouette on point one foot tappiN Cadence ragtime Hallelujah Be it that, rat a tat, tat, tat, tat Music speakiN ta ya, baeBy (baby) it’s all fat Seize the night Seize the night, It’s alright right if you go back to where I’ve been 1910 It’s in full bright, out of sight From day to night gitN down you and I us end friends pas de Bour’ee It’s 1910 Seize the night I hold you tight, we gittin it right Beginnings not the end Cadence ragtime Hallelujah Be it that, rat a tat, tat, tat, tat Music speakiN ta ya, baeBy (baby) it’s all fat Seize the night Seize the night It’s alright right if you go back to where I’ve been 1910 Seize the night It’s in full bright, out of sight From day to night gitN down you and I us end friends pas de Bour’ee It’s 1910 9/19/24 Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2024© From SHASTA JAZZ dedicated verse for Shasta Simms anthology #1