Tonight I Went Out Swinging For the Very First Time

Tonight I went out Swinging for the very first time Now the title has grabbed your attention – I hope you will read my rhyme! Tonight I went to hear The Manx Swing Band The best musicians throughout the land Don Elliot and Terry Quayle have been members right from the start Forty years in the band - they have never been apart Classic swing tracks we all love to hear In the interval you can even have a beer Fabulous melodies and tunes from many years ago With saxophones swinging gently to and fro We began with ‘On the Sunny Side of the Street’ As soon as I heard it I was tapping my little feet Begin the Beguine drifted gently from the stage In 1938 this song was all the rage Over the Rainbow – oh what a beautiful song When they played this track I just wanted to sing along Moon River brought a tear to my eye It’s a favourite of mine and even now it makes me cry Moonlight Serenade and In the Mood by the fantastic Glen Miller American Parade and Little Brown Jug, sure were a crowd thriller A medley of Beatles songs and then some James Bond Themes Such wonderful music I shall hear it in my dreams New York New York chords swiftly came along The band can’t resist playing a great Sinatra song Next was Duke Ellington’s Take The A Train Now I’ve heard that tune I can’t get it out my brain I am sure that you can see I’ve had the most amazing night If I told my mum I’d gone ‘Swinging’ she may get a dreadful fright When you see this poem's title please don’t get it into your head That something I put in black and white means I’m jumping into bed! Jan Allison 16th March 2014