Swingin' at the Seance

SWINGIN' AT THE SEANCE

Lyrics and music by Al Avey, Ernie Carnice and Eddie Stone

Dorothy Claire with the Glenn Miller Orchestra 

 

In a house up on a rock 

along the countryside

At precisely twelve o'clock

the spooks begin to rise

Swingin' at the seance

twelve ticks

Swingin' at the seance

hot licks

With the medium in trance 

How that horn began to dance 

 

Swingin' at the seance 

five men

Swingin' at the seance 

jive men 

When the trumpet blasted out

All the spooks began to shout

 

That music came through so sweetly low-down 

Yet nobody knew who was riff-riff-riffin' around

 

Swingin' at the seance

black coats

Swingin' at the seance

blue notes

 

While the trumpet could have won a cup

Its jivin' broke the seance up 

And who do you think was a-riffin' away? 

No one else but Billy May

Listen to this lively tune played by The Glenn Miller Orchestra here.