Some evenings when I'm bored
I know a spot in Paris
Where we meet among friends
To have a jam

Everyone taking their instrument
Whether it's string or wind
Let their temperament speak
To have a jam

Since I'm not a musician
But I really love it
I keep rhythm by clapping my hands and singing
Ta ba da ba da ba da ba da

Because when we're in this atmosphere
Words have no importance
The main thing is that it swings
To have a jam

We lose in the blink of an eye
The notion of place and time
And we forget our troubles
To have a jam

It's time, time for improvisation
Choruses and quotes
Because we give ourselves with passion
To have a jam

Our elders don't find it normal
These explosions of joy
But deep down what harm are we doing by singing
Ta ba da ba da ba da ba da

In rolled up sleeves because we're hot
We give it our all with half-closed eyes
Because the hotter it gets, the better it is
To have a jam

Our sorrows, our joys, our drunkenness
Dances and rhythms recognize each other
It takes the faith of youth
To have a jam

The drums roll, the bass cracks
The piano sings, the brass attacks
From all sides the notes snap
To have a jam

When you have jazz in your blood
And to the tips of your fingers
And you're one hundred percent into it, you sing
Ta ba da ba da ba da ba da

At dawn, on the sidewalk
With drawn features, a pale complexion
Regretfully we part
Saying filled with hope
See you guys one of these nights
To have a jam

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