And the band plays
And the band plays
And the band plays
And the band plays
And the band plays
(That's it?)
And the, and the, and the band plays

And the band plays
Got to be real
Got to be, he who knows it feels it
Got to be real
Got to be, he who knows it feels it

People gather 'round at the Lennox Lounge
To hear the funky sounds, baby
The beat hits so hard
There's no cover charge
You have to feel the groove

One thing is, you've got to be real
If you wanna hear the funky big band
He who knows it feels it, got to be real
If you wanna hear the funky big band
We who know it feel it

Harlem is the place, where you'll find the face
Of those who feel the groove, yeah
It's not taught to thee
But it's born to we
Oh, when I feel the groove

One thing is, you've got to be real
If you wanna hear the funky big band
He who knows it feels it, got to be real
If you wanna hear the funky big band
We who know it feel it

And the band plays (he who knows it feels it)
Funky big band (he who knows it feels it)
And the band plays
Funky big band

Funky, can you feel it?
Oh, funky, to be real
Funky, can you feel it?
Oh, funky, to be real

Got to be real
If you wanna hear the funky big band
He who knows it feels it, got to be real
If you wanna hear the funky big band
We who know it feel it

We who know it
We who know it, feel it
We who know it, we who know it feel it's
Got to be real, we who know it feel it's
We who know it feel it's
We who know it feel it's

One thing is you got to be real

And the band plays
Funky big band
And the band plays
Funky big band

Got to be real
If you wanna hear the funky big band
He who knows it feels it, got to be real
If you wanna hear the funky big band
We who know it, feel it, we who know it
We who know it feel it's
We who know it, we who know it feel it's
Got to be real, we who know it feel it's
We who know it feel it's
We who know it feel it's got to be real