In centuries twenty and twenty one The world is spinnin' faster for ev'ryone Why does it seem sanity's takin' a snooze? But there's an old remedy I adore Snappin' my fingers on the two and four I like to call it "swingin' away the blues" CHORUS Swingin' away Swingin' away Swingin' away Swingin' away the blues Well, give me those trumpets and saxophones I'm gonna be confidin' with the slide trombones Slap that bass, put some tap in my shoes If I can hear the drummer playin' Krupa style All my woes'll walk away single file Hear that piano "swingin' away the blues" CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL (Modulation) BRIDGE When I can't find a silver lining In any cloud, anywhere, anytime All I need to stop my whining Is just a beat, not too sweet, ready beat Blues'll drop with a bop, heady beat Then a smile in a while- steady beat Soon that swingin' starts me singin' SCAT So, whatever happens from day to day Happiness is always just a song away Say "bon voyage", send those cares on a cruise When drivin' or dreamin' or when you jog When you wash your dishes or walk the dog You gotta try it- swingin' away the blues CHORUS CODA CHORUS S-W-I-N-G That's what does it for me Swingin' away Swingin' away the blues Swingin' away the blues! Yeah!