you get a shiver in the dark
it's raining in the park but meantime
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
you feel alright when you hear that music ring
you step inside but you don't see too many faces
coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down
too much competition from all the places
but not too many horns can make that sound
way on downsouth
way on downsouth
London town
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
mind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to
make it cry
and an old guitar is all he can afford
when he gets up under the lights to play his thing
and the sultans
and the sultans played creole
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
and says at last just as the time bell rings
goodnight now it's time to go home
and he makes it fast with one more thing
we are the sultans
we are the sultans of swing