That's swing! Yes, sir! 
(Swingin' from the time of birth) 
Hip thing - gasser! 
(Swingin' fit t'shake the earth) 
My man! Benny! 
(Swing a man for all he's worth) 
That's Moten's thing 

Swing, that's the thing 
Y'gotta dig it 
Bust loose 'n give it a try 
Go! Go! Go! 
Swing it! Swing it! Swing it! 

Put some pepper in the pot 
'n that'll make it sweet an' hot 
'Cause you're swingin', swingin', swingin' 
 
Take it Jackson! 
Make some action, oh, yeah 
Stir it up, stir it up, stir it up, stir it up Benny 
Hey! 
Moten's motion 
Makes you feel some, oh, yeah 
Stir it up, stir it up, stir it up 
Let the chick steal some - GO!!!  

Let the chick steal some - GO!!! 

Aw - shake that pretty little bundle 
Til you're poppin' your top 
"Cause I'm jus' gittin' in the groove 
Baby, please don't stop 
Ooh - turn me loose, lemme go, gimme room, 
Lemme flow like water downstream 
I'm livin' my dream. swingin' like a rusty gate - oops! 
That's it, it's the Moten's swing 
 
If you ever git it, don't 'cha run wit it, 
Benny done did it way back 
Yes, sir, Mr. Moten 
It's his thing 
That's swingin' - He's a swingin' it 

Nobody can define it 
It's a thing you can't describe in words 
It's swingin', it's swingin' 
Swing, they call it 
Benny Moten does it 

Mos' people groove behin' it 
Crowdin' every ballroom floor in herds 
Jes' swingin', an' swingin's 
What they call it 
Benny Moten was it 

Satchmo from Oliver defined it - Singin' 
Basie with Moten, he refined it - swingin' 

Now everyone's hip 
Everyone's hip to the tip 
People say it drives you crazy 
Everyone digs that thing 
Everyone likes a fling 
Everyone likes to swing