Bring the Boogie Woogie Home
Dedicated to Omar Sharriff (A.K.A. David Alexander Elam) and Bob Seeley
By John Tennison Copyright 2010 All Rights Reserved (October 7, 2010)
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I searched around many towns
for the birthplace of Boogie Woogie.
In the end, one thing I found:
I'm partial to Marshall.
I searched around many towns,
Seen a lot of people gettin' down
But in the end,
I'm partial to Marshall.
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It's time to bring the Boogie Woogie home.
It's time to bring the Boogie Woogie home.
It's time to bring the Boogie Woogie home.
Lord have mercy!
Marshall got it goin' on.
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A rift in the valley here many years ago
Pushed Boogie Woogie underground and made it hard to grow.
So a lot of Boogie Woogie left here and spread from shore to shore
That Diaspora of style changed the world for ever more.
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(Now)
It's time to bring the Boogie Woogie home.
Lord have mercy!
Marshall got it goin' on.
It's time to bring the Boogie Woogie home.
Lord have mercy!
Marshall got it goin' on.
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The rift in the valley was the shadow of death.
It tore our world apart but it taught us about ourselves.
Undeveloped potential is a terrible thing to waste.
So let's come together and make this a welcome place.
(Yeah)
It's time to bring the Boogie Woogie home.
Lord have mercy!
Marshall got it goin' on.
We are all one big family.
So let's come together and share the legacy.
It's time to bring the Boogie Woogie home.
Lord have mercy!
Marshall got it goin' on.
It's time to bring the Boogie Woogie home.
Lord have mercy!
Marshall got it goin' on.
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Break it on down.
Bring the Boogie Woogie home.
Break it on down.
Bring the Boogie Woogie home.
I like the way you bring it when you break on down.
So break it on down, bring the Boogie Woogie Home.
I like the way you shake it when you break on down,
So break it on down, bring the Boogie Woogie Home.
Break it on down.
Bring the Boogie Woogie home.
Break it on down.
Bring the Boogie Woogie home.
I like the way you bring it when you break on down.
So break it on down, bring the Boogie Woogie Home.
I like the way you get it when you break on down.
So break it on down, bring it home, here I go!
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It's time to bring the Boogie Woogie home.
Lord have mercy!
Marshall got it goin' on.
It's time to bring the Boogie Woogie home.
Lord have mercy!
Marshall got it goin' on.
It's time to bring the Boogie Woogie home.
Lord have mercy!
Marshall got it goin' on.
It's time to bring the Boogie Woogie home.
Lord have mercy!
Marshall got it goin' on.
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