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Standard Tuning
Ska strumming except for the the last time "You can keep dancing..."
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Forty years ago there was a Jumpin' Jazz Jamaica scene
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They could hear these tunes drifting down from New Orleans
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They put the two together in a thing they called Ska
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And sent it off to England in the back of Laurel Aiken's car
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It was 1964 and the rhythm just wouldn't stop,
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People banging on the door to hear "My boy Lollipop"
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Then the 70's came and with it the 2 Tone scene...
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People shakin' their heads at the rudies on the record machine
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Now the 90's are here with the new bands bringin' it to you
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Skins and rudies-and even some punk rock, too!
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But the boys are still playing and the music is coming out live!
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Down at your jukebox, dancing on a Saturday night!
*piano solo same as verse*
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In their eyes where does Chuck Berry fit?
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Well he influences the Ska, that's the long and the short of it
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He played his guitar and they heard it on the radio
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And the rest is history, just as everybody knows...
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Forty years ago there was a Jumpin' Jazz Jamaica scene
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You can check them rudies dancing at the record machine
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The style is timeless, with Fred Perry and Doc Marten boots...
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You can keep dancing, just as long as you remember your roots
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You can keep rocking, just as long as you remember your roots
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You can keep dancing, just as long as you remember your roots
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