Lyrics

Body and Soul
Don't you know, he is the king of saxophones
Yes indeed he is
Talkin' 'bout the guy that made it sound so good
Some people knew him by the Bean but Hawkins is his name
He sure can swing and play pretty too
Sounds good to me -- should sound good to you
I love to hear him playing Body and Soul very pleasing to the ear
When I first heard it on the record I just stopped-right -there,
Sounded like a band of angels in the sky,
And I have never ever heard a sweeter tone
In fact I paid no 'ttention to the saxophone
'Til Coleman Hawkins came along and spoke to everyone --
Saying better listen won't you hear me,
while I play for you -sometimes it's hot then again it's blue
My soul just seems to wander,
Pleasing each and everyone -
It's what I've long been craving for the doors have not been always open,
But I am trying to please you.
Please don't try to stop me hope you like it folks and then he started cookin'
Everytime he played some melodic melody
fast or slow you could tell that it’s Hawkins
No other one ever has quite captured his tone just he alone
Has the sound that penetrates
It will sure go right through you yes it will
And every chorus gives you just another thrill
Dixieland or Jazz it makes no difference everyone in Europe really digs him
In Germany in gay Pariee it’s ya and Mais oui
All his fans in Sweden love him place no one above him
Here in the USA I heard them say ol Hawkins still the man
He’s had his own band folks in all lands give him a hand
cause he’s so grand yes siree
And in New Zealand music lovers are still talking about Coleman Hawkins
all around the world he is known
There can be no doubt about his knowledge of the horn
Must have been born to blow the tenor
cause the melodies just flows everywhere flows right through the air oh
yeah
And I’ve got to remind you twenty years it took him
Playing every day to attain his first claim to fame
He was twenty years ahead of time and he knew it but he
kept right on-a cooking he went all around the world
making rhythm cause music sure was in him and he knew it was
Benny Goodman was king of swing
everybody loved to dance Hawkins knew he had a chance
of playing music so he blew
and he blew and he blew and he blew he blew his tenor
and he played his samba in winter
then he cut his masterpiece and now I’m dying to sing it for you
hope that I am getting through to everyone there I go
I didn’t need to reminisce
you can surely bet that I won’t forget cause I haven’t yet
Goodbye