YOU GET A SHIVER IN THE DARK<br />ITS BEEN RAINING IN THE PARK BUT MEANTIME<br />SOUTH OF THE RIVER YOU STOP AND YOU HOLD EVERYTHING<br />A BAND IS BLOWING DIXIE DOUBLE FOUR TIME<br />YOU FEEL ALL RIGHT WHEN YOU HEAR THAT MUSIC RING<br /><br />YOU STEP INSIDE BUT YOU DONT SEE TOO MANY FACES<br />COMING IN OUT OF THE RAIN TO HEAR THE JAZZ GO DOWN<br />TOO MUCH COMPETITION TOO MANY OTHER PLACES<br />BUT NOT TOO MANY HORNS CAN MAKE THAT SOUND<br />WAY ON DOWNSOUTH WAY ON DOWNSOUTH LONDON TOWN<br /><br />YOU CHECK OUT GUITAR GEORGE HE KNOWS ALL THE CHORDS<br />MIND HES STRICTLY RHYTHM HE DOESNT WANT TO MAKE IT CRY OR SING<br />AND AN OLD GUITAR IS ALL HE CAN AFFORD<br />WHEN HE GETS UP UNDER THE LIGHTS TO PLAY HIS THING<br /><br />AND HARRY DOESNT MIND IF HE DOESNT MAKE THE SCENE<br />HES GOT A DAYTIME JOB HES DOING ALRIGHT<br />HE CAN PLAY HONKY TONK JUST LIKE ANYTHING<br />SAVING IT UP FOR FRIDAY NIGHT<br />WITH THE SULTANS WITH THE SULTANS OF SWING<br /><br />AND A CROWD OF YOUNG BOYS THEYRE FOOLING AROUND IN THE CORNER<br />DRUNK AND DRESSED IN THEIR BEST BROWN BAGGIES AND THEIR PLATFORM SOLES<br />THEY DONT GIVE A DAMN ABOUT ANY TRUMPET PLAYING BAND<br />IT AINT WHAT THEY CALL ROCK AND ROLL<br />AND THE SULTANS PLAYED CREOLE<br /><br />AND THEN THE MAN HE STEPS RIGHT UP TO THE MICROPHONE<br />AND SAYS AT LAST JUST AS THE TIME BELL RINGS<br />THANK YOU GOODNIGHT NOW ITS TIME TO GO HOME<br />AND HE MAKES IT FAST WITH ONE MORE THING<br />WE ARE THE SULTANS OF SWING
