Somethin' 'Bout Us Colored Folks

This jive You call Jazz, well, my Mama use to say, It sounds more Like pots And pans Just ripping and Damn running down These streets Boy, you better Learn how to read This music and tell People somethin’ ‘bout us colored folks Cleo, dat Banjo and dem bongo drums Come straight out of mother Africa We like to improvise and harmonize that Funky off rhythm beat