Billie Holiday — Now They Call It Swing

[Verse 1] Once they called it ragtime And it had its fling It's the same old syncopation Now they call it swing [Verse 2] Then they played it jazz time To a buck-and-wing Once again it sweeps the nation Now they call it swing [Verse 3] When singers used to sing They would go: "Hot-cha!" But with this modern thing Now they go: "Dri-di-dit-ti dra-da-dat" [Chorus] Rhythm has its seasons Summer, fall and spring But for seven silly reasons Someone pulled the string And they started dancing Now they call it swing [Verse 1] Once they called it ragtime And it had its fling It's the same old syncopation Now they call it swing [Verse 2] Then they played it jazz time To a buck-and-wing Once again it sweeps the nation Now they call it swing [Verse 3] When singers used to sing They would go: "Hot-cha!" But with this modern thing Now they go: "Dri-ti-tit tra-ta-ta" [Chorus] Rhythm has its seasons Summer, fall and spring But for seven silly reasons Someone pulled the string And they started dancing Now they call it swing [Outro] Baby, now they call it swing