Dad's from the Bahamas, a hot and breezy isle

He took me on a boat trip, when I was just a child

He prefers the classics with lots and lots of jazz

He's just a simply guy, who doesn't dig pizzazz

But Mom's a finger-popper, a Philamumdelphia gal

Now, Philly cats are swingin', they really love the Blues

And everyone is prancin' in their dancin' shoes

On Broad Street and Sansom is where I first heard this song

Cause, when you sing the Blues, everyone can sing along

If you like to party, then, Philly is the place for you, oh yeah!

From way down on South Street to Germantown Avenue

Everybody's playin' the Philamumdelphia Blues

 

Philly Joe Jones was the baddest drummer around

He once told me, "You really bring the whole house down!"

That's 'cause I heard it, The Philamumdelphia Sound

You might like hoagies, cheese steak and beer

But I need the Blues to make me feel it in here

My heart's like a big band, groanin' and moanin' all night

Long as I got the Blues, everything'll be all right, oh yeah

Well, I like to party and Philly was the place for me

To hone my craft and learn how to croon

'Cause all the cats were playin' the Philadelphia Blues

They had Bootsy Barnes and Gerald Price

And Bully Muldoon made the rhythm nice

On the bass, Benny Nelson strummed

While Trudy Pitts' organ made all of us hum

They had the truth and told it all

In Philly, you can really have a swingin' ball

If you like to party, Philly is the place to be

On Broad Street and Market and everywhere in between

Fingers are poppin' to the Philadelphia Blues

 

From sun up to sunset, from June to June

You can be a finger-popper in your dancin' shoes

Believe me, when I tell you it'll make you move

So, get up on the wagon, when you get the groove

You can't deny it, the Philamumdelphia Blues, oh yeah

Why don't you try it, the Philamumdelphia Blues

Oh yeah, oh yeah

Um ummm hummmm!

If you like to party, then, Philly is the place for you, oh yeah!

From way down on South Street to Germantown Avenue

Everybody's playin' the Philamumdelphia Blues

Oh yeah, oh yeah

Um ummm hummmm!

 

The Philamumdelphia Blues ©2008 Joan Cartwright