LYRICS:

A voice, a beat, a melody; how music began.

I play this very nicely. Lyre. Really, I can.

A harp, a flute and this is really funky.

Before that came the Swedish horn. It’s cold as a brass monkey!

700 BC, Greek song contests, we’re told.

In Chalcis each tune is judged - is Simon Cowell that old?

We Greeks invent the organ and the musical Greased Lightinin’!

And Celts, the horn of war! That sounds pretty frightening.

Music, music, music. Where did it all come from?

Music, music, music. We just love to sing along.

Music, music, music. Creativity at its best.

Music, music, music. I wonder what came next.

Gregorian chanting introduces monk rock

Adding harmonies entertains the church flock.

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Then came troubadours, of course. Play the sackbut, if you’ve patience.

Apart from banning women it’s a musical renaissance.

Vivaldi, Bach and Handel, new music causes shock.

Can you handle these changes? Are you ready to baroque?

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Forget what has gone before, we call that Jurassic.

Listen to our symphonies, each one is a classic.

Opera! Popular! Romantic not elitist.

Mahler, Verdi, Wagner. That is not a bad list.

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So the story told so far, music’s mostly fun

But oh so many ch-ch-ch-ch-changes gonna come!

Mass-produced pianos really strike a chord.

What’s that on the phonograph? It’s a record.

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Immigrants to the US bring their music, heart and soul

Afro, Jews plus jazz and blues equals rock and roll!

My singing changes everything, uh-huh-huh, it’s all shook up!

The USA... led the way... until we turned up. Oooh!

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Pop music explodes, too many styles to mention

Rock, dance, rap and R&B, now there’s only one direction.

Whatever has been, whatever may appear

Every piece of music finds its way back... here!