Cowboy In Harlem
by Phil Morrison

Head full of hair growing long & curly
Afros still in style
Looks on your face - somber & surly
The music is funky and wild

Ain't got no boundaries - open and free
Jazz time - we know what to do
Choose what you like "Let It Be"
We'll make "Stardust" sound new

        Stark Reality - really a fantasy
        Real is all in the mind
        Stark Reality - where is the melody?
        Seek and maybe you'll find

Bell bottom jeans on high heel boots
Cowboy in Harlem at Small's
Fuzz-tonin' vibes with a shiny red look
Poster of Miles on the wall

Guitar plays pretty but - looks are deceiving
Hendrix is lurkin' nearby
Bebop, "Blue Pillow" - pretty is leavin'
Rock & Roll - "Groovin' High"

        Stark Reality is really a fantasy
        Real is all in the mind
        Stark Reality - where is the melody?
        Seek and maybe you'll find

In the pocket - time is talkin'
Drummin' crisp and bold
Diggin' deep - V is rockin'
Feel it down in your soul

With rubber strings - elastic feel
Bass ain't gonna hide
Send Morse code - no big deal
Just walkin', slippin' and slide....

        Stark Reality really a fantasy
        Real is all in the mind
        Stark Reality - where is the melody?
        Seek and maybe you'll find

Singing songs on saxophone
Professor is the man
Alto, tenor, baritone...
Brings class to our clan

Acid jazz or fusion...
Any name you choose
It's all just an illusion
Ain't nothin' but the blues
© 2003 Phil Morrison


drawing by Joshua De Leon

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