PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
208 - The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)
Intro
Da-da-da dah dah dah dah
^ Feelin’ groovy
Verse 1
^ Slow down, you move too fast.
^ You got to make the morn-ing last. Just
^ Kickin’ down the cob-ble stones,
^ Look-in’-for fun and Feelin’ Groovy— (hold for 9 beats)
Verse 2
^ Hello lamp-post, ^ what-cha knowin’
^ I’ve come to watch your flowers growin’
^ Ain’t-cha got no rhymes for me?
^ Doot-in’ doo doo, Feel-in’ Groovy-- (hold for 8 beats)
Verse 3
Got no deeds to do, no prom-ises to keep.
I’m dap-pled-and drow-sy-and read-y-to sleep-let-the
Morn-ing-time drop-all-its pet-als-on me
^ Life, I love you, ^ all is groov-y— (hold for 8 beats)
Instrumental over verse
Verse 2 repeat
^ Hello lamp-post, ^ what-cha knowin’
^ I’ve come to watch your flowers growin’
^ Ain’t-cha got no rhymes for me?
^ Doot-in’ doo doo, Feel-in’ Groovy-- (hold for 8 beats)
Verse 3 repeat
Got no deeds to do, no prom-ises to keep.
I’m dap-pled-and drow-sy-and read-y-to sleep-let-the
Morn-ing-time drop-all-its pet-als-on me
^ Life, I love you, ^ all is groov-y— (hold for 8 beats)
Tag
Da-da-da dah dah dah dah
^ Feelin’ groovy
Da-da-da dah dah dah dah
Dah dah dah
Words and music by Paul Simon (1966)