Spreadin' rhythm
around (Ted Koehler / Jimmy McHugh)
Music everywhere, feelin' of pattin'
Puttin' tempo in old Manhattan
Everybody's out high hattin'
Spreadin' rhythm around
Everywhere you go trumpets are blarin'
Drums and saxophones rip and tear
Everybody ya meet is there
Spreadin' rhythm around
Hum and haul 'em in
Any flat day give it that thing
Which you call in tune
What is all is, what they call swing
Those who can't afford silk or satin
Dance the Jigalo to a Latin
Come and they offer the drums of satin
Spreadin' the rhythm around
