..The Jazz Man..

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In a time of love and unchained sorrow,
there lived a man who loved to scat.
Today, yesterday and tomorrow,
just bebop, shooby, da, doo, boom, bat.

He loved the sights, the crowds, the cheers,
the woman with the feathered hat.
Even the men who might think him queer,
with the bebop, shooby, da, doo, boom, bat.

Just hiding sorrow, no more no less,
dark corners is where he sat.
With heavy emotions laid upon his chest,
just bebop, shooby, da, doo, boom, bat.

"Rest in peace", the reverend said,
before reading his epitaph.
"Here lies a man who loved to scat,
with the bebop, shooby, da, doo, boom, bat."