MUSIC MAKERS, THE
Harry James (m) Don Raye (l)  1941

as rec by The King Sisters w The Rhythm Reys 
May 2nd 1941 New York


Though the man's dead,
Somewhere I read
Shakespeare once said,
"You folks can have the men who make love,
Give me the music makers!".

I'd give my vote
Just for one note
Mendelsohhn wrote,
And let you have the men who make love;
Give me the music makers!

Classic music are lowdown,
I like opera or eight beat,
There's no need for a showdown,
Critis say they're all great beat!

So let me repeat,
Give me a beat,
Rhythmic or sweet,
And you can have the men who make love;
Give me the music makers!

Though the man's dead,
Somewhere I read
Shakespeare said, and he really knows!
"You folks can have the men who make love,
I'll take the music, the music makers!".

I'd give my vote
Just for one note
Mendelsohhn wrote, and he's a killer, yeah!
You folks can have the men who make love,
I'll take the music, the music makers!

Classic music are lowdown,
I like opera or eight beat,
There's no need for a showdown,
Come on boys, give out with those great beat, yeah!

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!
Let me repeat,
You heard that beat,
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha!
Rhythmic or sweet,
Give me the music makers!
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha!
Rhythmic or sweet,
Give me the music - makers!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - August 2011)