Duke Ellington — You Gave Me the Gate And Im Swingin

[Verse 1] Come on, boys, and play this blues I wanna see just what you can do I've gotten old gate here to swing to and fro And I let all the people hear the show [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2] Ah, that ain't no way for an old gate to move It sounds too rusty and it's not in the groove Let's play it so hot that it almost singes Come on, we'll swing that old gate right off the hinges [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] You gave me the gate and I'm swingin' I'm syncopating with someone new You thought that I'd cry but I'm singing This oughta teach you a thing or two Ah, plop on down, my sweetie pie And meet the new big apple of my eye You gave me the gate and I'm swingin' You had it coming, you rascal you [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] You know, I'm all rubber and you're all glue All those mean things you do will bounce right back onto you [Instrumental]