Things are swingin',

Birds are singin',

And just what do you think those bells are doin' but ringin'?

'Cause they have to ring to make this whole thing rhyme,

And you know that things are swingin' all the time.



If the news is

What the blues is,

Then we'd better just practice up on our ones and twoses,

'Cause where love is you can always find a rhyme,

And where love is, things are swingin' all the time.



It's as simple as

As a dimple,

Just remember that

You can find some brand new swingin' ideas

Underneath your hat!



So keep countin',

Keep it mountin',

Till you think it must be Ponce de Leon's fountain!

Yes, the fountain of youth, for those who know the score,

Means that things will keep on swingin' for evermore.



Like an ocean

That's in motion,

Like the wind that's blowin' the boat right in to shore,

It's the livin'est thing to live and breathe

And keep on laughin' up your sleeve;

Things are swingin' and they'll keep swingin' some more.

Yes, things are swingin' and they'll keep swingin' some more,

Let's keep on swingin' and swing right out the door!

Writer : PEGGY LEE, JACK MARSHALL
Copyright : Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group