Once they called it ragtime Once they called it ragtime uma vez chamaram de ragtime And it had its fling And it had its fling e para nós era uma folia It's the same old syncopation It's the same old syncopation era o mesmo velho sincopado Now they call it swing Now they call it swing agora chamam de swing Then they played it jazz time Then they played it jazz time então eles tocaram como jazz time To a buck-and-wing To a buck-and-wing e buck- and-wing Once again it sweeped the nation Once again it sweeped the nation uma vez novamente ele levantou a nação Now they call it swing Now they call it swing agora chamam de swing When singers used to sing When singers used to sing quando os cantores costumavam cantar They would go hot cha They would go hot cha eles podiam ir quentes no "cha" But with this modern thing But with this modern thing mas com essa coisa moderna Now they go dru-du du, dra-da-da Now they go dru-du du, dra-da-da agora eles vão "dru-du-du, dra-da-da" Rhythm has its seasons Rhythm has its seasons o ritmo é a estação(a onda do momento) Summer, fall and spring Summer, fall and spring verão, inverno e primavera But for seven silly reasons But for seven silly reasons mas por alguma razão boba Someone pulled the string Someone pulled the string alguem pulou o outono And they started dancing And they started dancing e eles começaram a dançar Now they call it swing Now they call it swing agora eles chamam de swing