Power in the Music

'Round about '20 the folks had plenty No, they couldn't ask for too much more The father kept thumpin' and the satch got jumpin' And they rang right through with a roar Then around '30 when things got dirty All the players meant a whole lot more The duke got stompin' and the count started rompin' And what do you think it was for? They put power in the music, and boy, you oughta hear it now They put power in the music, the boys are gonna show you how 'Round about '40 when things got sporty They were dancin' every night till dawn The bird got 'em hoppin' with his crazy be-boppin' And frankie crooned on and on Then around '50 when folks got nifty They were gettin' round to bendin' an ear Chuck was duck-walkin' and the king got rockin' And what do you think was here? They got power in the music, and boy, you oughta hear it now Well, they got power in the music, the boys are gonna show you how Then four boys made a brand new noise, from far beyond the sea We loved all four and we yelled for more, it was natural as could be Watts went up and loose ends went down, now it's anything it wants to be We got power in the music, and boy you oughta hear it now Yeah we got power in the music, the boys are gonna show you how They got power in the music, and boy, you oughta hear it now Well, we've got power in the music, the boys are gonna show you how Don't you know they gave it power, power in the music Yah yah yah Can't you feel it giving you now, power in the music Yay, yay, yay Can't you feel it growing every day, power in the music Yaz, yaz, yaz Don't you feel it disbursing, power in the music Yah, yah, yah You see them dancing up and down now, there's power in the music Yay, yay, yay I feel it growing every day now, there's power in the music Yaz, yaz, yaz Yauw, Yauw, Yauw Yauw Yauw, Yauw, Yauw, Yauw