Hey Louis Yeah Is that you? Yes, yes Oh, I'm Scatman John Would you like to sing a song man? Well, sure could look out 1, 2, 3, 4
Everybody party down to Louisiana Everybody jam yeh Everybody come and take a ride with me Follow me everybody Let's head down south to the land With the man with the message His name was Satch And he played on the match Everytime he played the horn Another blues was born Everybody's saying That the way he was playing Had the whole world praying That he never gonna stop He taught the Scatman all about scat He's the father of it all As a matter of fact
Louis was a legend in New Orleans And the Louisiana Dixieland scene He made a decision that the old time religion To be played out the horn And the blues was born Satchmo's breathing deep In my soul Let me sing it to you Hallelujah hey hey whaddya say?
Everybody party down to Louisiana Everybody jam Everybody come an take a ride with me Hey hey whaddya say Get out the way Let Louis play Take a lessons that I learnt From Louis, he only give it to us 'Cause he knew it would renew us Love is the answer Scat's where it's at Louis said Even you could teach a cat scat Shouldn't be talking about it Talking to you Louis was one swinging happy guru If you wanna hear the greatest trumpet In the world well sing along with me Sing along Now join me in the opening And join me in the bow Singing in the sunset Singing at the dawn You've gotta get it up If you want to get it on Scatmo's breathing deep in my soul
Let me sing it to you Hallelujah hey hey whaddya say Get out the way Let Louis play!
Everybody party down to Louisiana Everybody jam Everybody yeah Everybody come and take a ride with me Yeah c'mon! Everybody!
Wotcher think of that scat, Satch? As we scats say, it gassed me man How about a little solo Louis? Yah! Now blow your horn, Louis!
Everybody party down to Louisiana Everybody jam Hey hey whaddya say? Everybody come and take a ride with me Everybody party down to Louisiana Everybody jam Hey hey whaddya say Everybody come and take a ride with me Hey hey whaddya say Get out of the way! Let Louis play! Yah!