Music & Lyrics: Mike Appel ©2009 PAGE 1 Now Manny was a music man sellin’ Selmer Saxophones Lettin’ black musicians in Harlem buy their horns at no cost loans Tucked away on 48th off 7th Avenue Where boys from Beat Generation, jammin’ up somethin’ new Yeh, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker upstairs blowin’ all night Manny had a song in his heart, and helped Bebop come to light He sold Clarinets and Oboes and a standard line of Brass But Rock ‘N’ Rollers were here to stay and those kids all paid in cash Buddy Holly came with his good buddy Buddy Knox Mike Smith and the Dave Clark Five, scored a Continental Vox Corky Laing and Leslie West sat on a Mountain of gear Alvin Lee and Lee Michael’s rocked so loud, I couldn’t hear Down at Manny’s Music Store, Sunn and Hi Watt Amps galore Talkin’ Manny’s Music Store, Pearl Drums piled from ceiling to floor At Manny’s Music Store, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh….
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