The Old Music Master Lyrics in English Nat King Cole
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song The Old Music Master by Nat King Cole from Spanish to English.
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One night long ago by the light of the moon
One night long ago by the light of the moon
An old music master sat composing a tune
An old music master sat composing a tune
His spirit was soaring and his heart full of joy
His spirit was soaring and his heart full of joy
When right out of nowhere stepped a little colored boy
When right out of nowhere stepped a little colored boy
You gotta jump it, music master
You gotta jump it, music master
You gotta play that rhythm faster
You gotta play that rhythm faster
You're never gonna get it played
You're never gonna get it played
On the Happy Cat Hit Parade
On the Happy Cat Hit Parade
You better tell your friend Beethoven
You better tell your friend Beethoven
And Mister Reginald De Koven
And Mister Reginald De Koven
They better do the same as you
They better do the same as you
Or they're gonna be corny too
Or they're gonna be corny too
Long about nineteen seventeen
Long about nineteen seventeen
Jazz'll come upon the scene
Jazz'll come upon the scene
Then about nineteen thirty-five
Then about nineteen thirty-five
You'll begin to hear swing
You'll begin to hear swing
Boogie Woogie and Jive
Boogie Woogie and Jive
You gotta show that big broadcaster
You gotta show that big broadcaster
That you're a solid music master
That you're a solid music master
And you'll achieve posterity
And you'll achieve posterity
That's a bit of advice from me
That's a bit of advice from me
The old music master simply sat there amazed
The old music master simply sat there amazed
As wide-eyed and open-mouthed he gazed and he gazed
As wide-eyed and open-mouthed he gazed and he gazed
How can you be certain little boy, tell me how?
How can you be a certain little boy, tell me how?
Because I was born, my friend
Because I was born, my friend
A hundred years from now
A hundred years from now
He hit a chord that rocked the spinet
He hit a chord that rocked the spinet
And disappeared into the infinite
And he disappeared into the infinite
And up until the present day
And up until the present day
You can take it from me
You can take it from me
He's as right as can be
He's as right as he can be
Ev'rything has happened that-a-way
Ev'rything has happened that-a-way
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