Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Victory
Performer
Jon Batiste
Keyboards
Louis Cato
Drums
John D. Boyd
Strings
Victory Boyd
Guitar
Edwin Barbash
Tin Whistle
Tia Allen
Viola
Law
Additional Vocals
Lawrence Parker
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Victory Boyd
Composer
John D. Boyd
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jon Batiste
Producer
Carl Barc
Mixing Engineer
Oliver Strauss
Recording Engineer
Dylan Herman
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
He lives where the music stops at night
No sweet melodies or lullabies
Fill the air, every day he's on the same old grind
[Verse 2]
Living for the job, years are passing by
And he goes running all around town
Until the sun comes down
Missing all of the sounds
Love life and that's just not right
[Verse 3]
So I said, let me take you down
I'll take you down to the Jazz Festival
The Jazz Festival
Let me take you down
I'll take you down to the Jazz Festival
The Jazz Festival, oh
[Verse 4]
He's unsure of how to sing or dance
But I think it's a crime to not give it a chance
I told him, baby, it's not that complicated
Don't worry about what I'll say, forget about it
[Verse 5]
I hear a rhythm playing beautiful sounds of art
It's the sound of the beat that you're making
Down here in your heart
And he paused for a moment
To hear if I was right
Listening for the music
Of life
[Verse 6]
And he said, won't you take me down
Take me down to the Jazz Festival?
The Jazz Festival
Won't you take me down
Take me down to the Jazz Festival?
The Jazz Festival, oh
[Verse 7]
Oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh
[Verse 8]
(Damn, baby)
Let me show you how to dance
(You know I can't dance)
(Believe that)
(I ain't even tryna get out there, like you throwing down what you heard)
Oh, stop playin'
(Girl, you got it, I'm tryna be like you, girl)
Stop playin', come on, let me show you
(You need to stop with all that that there)
I gotta feature it
(Whoo, go ahead, go ahead)
Alright
(Break it down)
(Where you goin' there, love? Where you goin' next?)
[Verse 9]
One, one, two, three, four
(Don't worry about it)
One, two, one, two
(Don't worry about it)
Hey, I thought you couldn't dance
(Don't worry about it)
(Don't worry about it)
[Verse 10]
(Hey, you heard that?)
(Look at that, little bit of that)
Okay
(Come on, come on)
(Little bit of that, come on)
(What's that, what's that)
You had me fooled this whole time
(Who's that, who's that?)
(What's that, what thang?)
Uh-huh
[Verse 11]
(Girl, girl, stop with all that there right there)
One, two, one, two
(Girl, you know I got two left feet out here)
One, two, ha-ha
Go ahead, cut that stuff, boy
(I can't get a spin move)
(Tryna get Michael Jackson)
(More like Michael Jordan)
(Girl, come on, eat this po-boy sandwich if ya heard me)
[Verse 12]
That's what happens at the Jazz Festival
Written by: Victory Boyd