Birth of the Boogie
Zulu Joe's Rhythmic Tale: Birth of the Boogie Beat
Lyrics
Boogie, boogie woogie
Introduction to the boogie woogie rhythm.
The boogie-woogie-woogie beat
Emphasis on the repetitive beat of boogie-woogie music.
Down in Africa, many years ago
Reference to Africa as the origin of the story.
There lived a little fella named Zulu Joe
Introduction of a character named Zulu Joe.
He took his tom-tom, a great big stick
Zulu Joe uses a tom-tom drum to create music.
And that was the birth of the boogie lick
Describes the birth of the boogie lick from Joe's drumming.
Birth of the boogie, birth of the boogie
Repetition of celebrating the birth of the boogie and its beat.
Birth of the boogie, birth of the boogie
-Birth of the boogie, the boogie-woogie-woogie beat
-Then Joe got hip and he started to sing
Zulu Joe starts singing, expanding the musical experience.
The animals flipped and began to swing
Animals react enthusiastically to Joe's music.
Monkey, elephant, kangaroo
Specific mention of animals like monkey, elephant, kangaroo.
They all picked up on the boogie too
All animals join in and adopt the boogie style.
Birth of the boogie, birth of the boogie
Continued celebration of the birth of the boogie and its beat.
Birth of the boogie, birth of the boogie
-Birth of the boogie, the boogie-woogie-woogie beat
-Well, the animals a-boogied all over the place
Animals enthusiastically dance all around.
The rabbit spit in the bulldog's face
Specific mention of a humorous incident - rabbit spitting in bulldog's face.
Joe kept a-beatin' 'til the early morn
Zulu Joe continues playing the boogie through the night.
And that's when the boogie-woogie was born
Highlights the early morning as the time when boogie-woogie is fully realized.
Birth of the boogie, birth of the boogie
Final repetition celebrating the birth of the boogie and its beat.
Birth of the boogie, birth of the boogie
-Birth of the boogie, the boogie-woogie-woogie beat
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