From the recording Call the Dudes of Swing
This song was written in the Spring of 2012 while I was doing exam surveillance at the high school where I teach. (Three hours of silence is precious). My swing band "The Dudes of Swing" needed a fourth song for our EP and this is what I came up with. It's a silly song about how the Dudes rescue a few people that are challenged somewhat with coordination and then save a dance that didn't have a live band.
Lyrics
Lyrics
The Dudes of Swing (Theme)
Gonna tell you bout’ a band with bone & sax
Ain’t your kinda band if you wanna relax
Cause those guitar riffs have everybody talkin’
And when the drums get pounding and the bass starts walkin’
It’ll make you want to dance, and maybe want to sing
The name of the band is the “Dudes of Swing”
The Dudes of Swing
Yeah the Dudes of Swing
If you’re looking for a band so you can your thing
Just give a call to the “Dudes of Swing”
I once knew a guy, he had two left feet
Wanted to dance but he couldn’t keep the beat
When the Dudes came on stage, he started a swayin’
To those swingin’ grooves that the Dudes were playing
He was up on the floor and doin’ his thing
He was getting’ down to the “Dudes of Swing”
There was this crazy gal that was feeling down
Cause she couldn’t find a band that had the right sound
At last she found a band that put her in the mood
That swingin’ jazz band that they called the Dudes
She was up on the dance floor shakin’ her bling
She was getting’ down to the “Dudes of Swing”
Just the other night, I was out to a dance
There was a DJ there so I was takin’ a chance
Everybody on the dance floor lookin’ to jive
But it ain’t a real party if the band ain’t live
Call the “Dudes of Swing”, Yeah the “Dudes of Swing”
If you’re looking for a band so you can your thing
Just give a call to the “Dudes of Swing”