Lyrics

Dexter Diggs In

Can’t understand what happened to
All the music that was so swinging to me
Those were the day when I could shake my head
And could always pat my feet
I can remember Dizzy and Bird
Arnold Ross making musical history
Dexter and Jug and Illinois
Barney Kessel was screaming Howard McGhee

Man they really really used to turn me on
I never will forget the way that they were swinging
I started singing around bout the time
Cuz I was full of soul you see

Flip was a ripping and a tearing it out
And sounding loud on his Saxaphone
Then Prez came gliding by
So pretty that I wanted to cry

There was Lee Young and J.J.
And then there was Kay Kay
Then Fats Navarro happened on the scene
Everybody just told their own story
They were in glory
Never got boring

Please understand me I like Rock
But I’m really in shock
When I hear some of these things
They’re calling good music today

I could just up and scream
Take it away
Won’t you tell me what they’re trying to say
When they play

I like good Rock and Roll
It’s got plenty soul
I can do the Boogaloo
Up and do the Popcorn and the Watusi too

Dexters Bag sure was mean
From New York the Coast
To New Orleans

Let me shut my mouth
For the kids think that I’m a square
And they start to say
That he’s old and he ain’t no where

Can’t understand what happened to
All the music that was so swinging to me
Those were the day when I could shake my head
And could always pat my feet

Looks like good music has made way
For a sound that they say Folks wanted to hear
Please understand I like good Rock
But to me most of it is still not clear