Sir Duke

1976 Stevie Wonder
Music is a world within itself
With a language we all understand
With an equal opportunity
For all to sing, dance, and clap their hands
But just because a record has a groove
Don’t make it in the groove
But you can tell right away at letter A
When the people start to move
…
But here are some of music’s pioneers
That time will not allow us to forget, no
For there’s Basie, Miller, Satchmo
And the king of all, Sir Duke
And with a voice like Ella’s ringing out
There’s no way the band can lose
“You can feel it all over”

Written as a tribute to Duke Ellington
(and Count Basie, Glenn MIller, Louis Armstrong, and Ella Fitzgerald)