Too Late, Daddy

Too why, too why, too why to wait

Why why, why, why wait

I'll show you how to play

Like folks down New Orlean's way

Show you the stylish fingers they have

Ooh, what a noise they make

Stomp 'til the windows shake

Folks make it, c'mon and get your lip sing, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh

That's how you jazz

You're too late, daddy

We're singing a whole new song

It's got us jumping

And swinging the whole night long

It's the rick sweet rick that's going round

It's the jim jam jar, it's the slam jam song

You're too late, daddy

We're swinging to a whole new sound

Obviously, you don't know who you're talking to this is Jelly

(Who needs Jelly when we've got Louis?)

Oh c'mon now this is Jelly well look

(Who needs Jelly when we've got the Duke?)

Duke Ellington can't play with me (We've got Basie)

(We're swinging) Oh, c'mon (To a whole new song)

Let me just play this sound for you

Too late

You're too late, daddy (I'm not too late)

We're swinging, swinging, swinging (I'm not too late)

To a whole new song, hey

When I'm playing every gig in town they be throwin' me a parade

Honey, you better go downtown where they don't know what real music is

(Downtown) You better go where the dues and the dollars are

(Downtown) Meet with cats with the hats and the fancy dogs

Where the name of the game is who's on top

Tin Pan Alley

I'm the one you've all been waiting for

I'm the best there is

They ain't no more

When it comes to jazz the role is it

Wait look, there's tools ahead

Couple of thrills

Couple of fills

Now give 'em a glimpse

Hey, listen to this

Oh jelly, a jelly, jelly

Oh jelly, jelly

Jelly, yeah, yeah

Wow, pow