Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] [Horns tuning up Crowd chatter Stick click-off] [Verse 1] Oil stain driveway Cooler on a chair Auntie flip a cookout plate Smoke in the air Kids chase bubbles Old folks talk that talk Neighbor from two streets over Just showed up to rock [Chorus] Brass in the backyard Feet on the ground If you got a heartbeat You got you a sound Clap on the two and the four (hey!) Shake what you got Brass in the backyard We making it hot [Verse 2] Granddad in the doorway Hat tipped low Grinning like he thirty When the first notes blow He grabs my hand Says "boy Don’t you sit" Life’s too short Not to dance a little bit [Chorus] Brass in the backyard Feet on the ground If you got a heartbeat You got you a sound Clap on the two and the four (oh yeah) Shake what you got Brass in the backyard We making it hot [Bridge] Line up Line up Round the folding chairs Wave that napkin Swing it in the air Down the driveway Out into the street Every step in rhythm Every soul on beat [Chorus] Brass in the backyard Feet on the ground If you got a heartbeat You got you a sound Clap on the two and the four (hey!) Shake what you got Brass in the backyard We making it hot
Tags
funk, Greasy New Orleans second-line groove, male vocals; sousaphone locking a bouncing bass line with snappy snare and rimshots, syncopated piano stabs, and call-and-response brass hits. Verses stay tight and conversational; chorus explodes with stacked horn lines and shout-along vocals. Tenor sax riff weaves between phrases, trumpet punches accents. End with a rowdy horn-and-drum breakdown for a live-party feel., blues, soul, brass band
Duration
2:47
Instrumental
No
Created
3/22/2026