The Old Music Master

The Old Music Master 

Johnny Mercer & Hoagy Carmichael




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One night long a-go by the light of the moon

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An old mus-ic mas-ter sat com-pos-ing a tune

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His spi-rit was soar-ing his heart full of joy

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When right our of no-where stepp’d 

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a lit-tle co-loured boy

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You got-ta jump it mus-ic mas-ter 

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you got-ta play that rhy-thm fas-ter 

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you’re nev-er gon-na get it played

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On the hap-py car hit par-ade

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You bet-ter tell your friend beet-ho-ven 

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and mis-ter reg-gi-nald De-ko-ven

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they bet-ter do the same as you

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or they’re gon-na be cor-ny too


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long a-bout nine-teen se-ven-teen 

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jazz ’ll come up on the scene

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then a-bout nine-teen thir-ty five

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you’ll be-gin to hear swing 

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boo-gie woo-gie and jive

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you got to show that big broad-cast-er

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that you’re a sol-id mus-ic mas-ter

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and you’ll a-chieve pos-te-ri-ty

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that’s a bit of ad-vice from me

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He’s as right as can be