Video The Maestro de Abbey Lincoln 2025 Lyrics Lyrics

Abbey Lincoln - The Maestro Lyrics

[Verse 1]
A soul so warm and full of charm
I can't believe he's left us
His works of art, a style apart
A monumental legacy
Endowed with pride and honored all around the world
From heads of state down to the ordinary man

[Verse 2]
Distinguished with a royalty
Enjoyed but once a lifetime
"A Duke be chosen!" was the cry
Among his peers throughout the land
For those who only knew they loved the sound they heard
A truly spoken word, not soon to be forgotten

[Verse 3]
That swingin' beat insistently
Goes on throughout eternity
Each beat that swung, make no mistakе
Oh, how that band could swing for goodness sake
That classic wit and stingin', clingin' lyric all
Have comе to know so well and yet I feel

[Verse 4]
The maestro went away but not to stay
He's just in heaven
A sacred concert in the sky
Rehearsal is at seven
Just imagine how that special touch of blendin' colors flow
A breath of life aglow
[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
That swingin' beat insistently
Goes on throughout eternity
Each beat that swung, make no mistake
Oh, how that band could swing for goodness sake
That classic wit and stingin', clingin' lyric all
Have come to know so well and yet I feel

[Verse 4]
The maestro went away but not to stay
He's just in heaven
A sacred concert in the sky
Rehearsal is at seven
Just imagine how that special touch of blendin' colors flow
A breath of life aglow

[Outro]
Ooh, ooh
A breath of life aglow