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Ten Feet Off the GroundLouis Armstrong

Songwriter: Robert B. Sherman Richard M. Sherman

Producer: Tutti Camarata

Who invented music?
I'd like to shake his hand
'Cause music casts a spell on me
That I can't understand

Must be some magician
Designed a magic plan
He changed his wand to a baton
And that's how it all began

When the rhythm pounds
And the harmony sounds
And the melody rolls around
(spoken) "Prest-o Change-o!"
We're ten feet off the ground
And when the rhythm pounds
And the harmony sounds
And the melody rolls around
Right from the down beat
We can be found

When everybody puts his heart in it
Everybody plays a part in it
That's how music magic is made
Everybody's toe's get tap-ier
Everybody's feeling happier
Lighter than air
Out of his chair

When the rhythm pounds
And the harmony sounds
And the melody rolls around
(spoken) "Prest-o Change-o!"
He's ten feet off the ground

(Music interlude)
Who invented music?
We'd like to shake his hand

(Music interlude)
That's how music magic is made
Oh, ten feet off the ground

(Music interlude)
That's how music magic is made
La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
Lighter than air
Out of his chair
Oh!

Right from the down beat, we can be found
Floating along on a musical sound
Out of this world and out the world bound
Ten feet

Everybody puts his heart in it
Everybody plays a part in it
That's how music magic is made
Everybody's toe's get tap-ier
Everybody's feeling happier
Lighter than air
Out of his chair

Takin.silver-haired

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong, known throughout his lengthy career by nicknames like “Satchmo”, “Pops” and simply “Louie”, was a trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor, as well as one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz.

Born and raised in New Orleans, where jazz itself is alleged to have began, Armstrong started his career in 1918, playing the cornet in brass bands and riverboats along the Mississippi River. There, he caught the attention of his future mentor, King Oliver, joining his band in Chicago, where he networked with other popular jazz musicians like Hoagy Carmichael and his first wife Lil Hardin Armstrong.

In 1924, Louie relocated to New York City playing for the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra. It was at this time he switched over from cornet to trumpet in order to blend in better with the other musicians in his section. It was also when he developed his emotional playing style, which included singing and telling tales of his life back in New Orleans.

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