Drums

Drums

If I could play a melody

with a sparkling kind of tone

if I could play a melody

filled with the brightest of any drone

I wouldn't play the saxophone

with all its oohs and ahhs

I wouldn't play the upright bass

with all its da ba das

I wouldn't play the trumpet

with all its wailing coos

I wouldn't play the piano

with all its bangs and boos

If I could play a melody

filled with the brightest of any drone

I would need time on my side

yes, time perched on a golden throne

Oh if I could play a melody
with a sparkling kind of tone

I would play the drums

with all its splangs and splots 

stop time...dot dot dot
with all its crashes and collisions
whams bams booms sizzles
with all its zzz zaps za zooms
spinkles splashes drizzles
with all its doo bops
doo waas doo dopety doo ops

for an hour minute second moment

whoosh 

whoosh 

whoosh

for an hour minute second moment

silence.

My sketch of Roy Hanes

Inspired by Roy Haynes playing at Scullers on March 6th.