RHYTHM SAM
Nat "King" Cole / Lee

The Nat "King" Cole Trio  rec March 7th 1944 Los Angeles


There's a boy in Harlem town
Who plays the piano night and day;
Folks all come from miles around
To hear him swing his blues away,
They come to hear him swing his blues away.

The folks all call him Rhythm Sam,
They know he can jump jive,
They know he can jam!
The jitterbugs all gather round,
And they begin to jump jive,
Shag and hustle down.

He's got rhythm
From the top of his head to the tip of his toes;
The beat's right with 'im!
Everybody knows
That he's the best man in the band,
They know that he's the best musician in the land!

He's got rhythm
From the top of his head to the tip of his toes;
The beat's right with 'im!
Everybody knows
That he's the best man in the band,
They know that he's the best musician in the land!
Rhythm Sam
Is the cat who can really jam!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - November 2012)