People gather 'round

At the lennox lounge

To hear the funky sounds

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 want to hear the

Funky big band

He who knows it feels it

Got to be real

If you want to 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

It's not taught to thee

But it's born to we

Aw and I feel the groove

One thing is you've



Got to be real

If you want to hear the

Funky big band

He who knows it feels it

Got to be real

If you want to hear the

Funky big band

We who know it feel it



Got to be real

If you want to hear the

Funky big band

He who knows it feels it

Got to be real

If you want to hear the

Funky big band

We who know it feel it