No, I don't turn on
No, I won't turn off
Yes, I do relate
Still participate

Ain't gotta know what I'm talkin' 'bout
Ain't gotta know what I'm sayin'
Ain't gotta know what the game is all about
But still you gotta know that you're playin'
We don't, we don't, we don't know the melody
We do, we do, we do know the song
There's a message in the music of the trumpet man
Trumpet man, trumpet man, trumpet man
Play us your song
All night long
You know, you know, you know
The beat goes on
All night long

There's a funky phrase
Deep beneath the bass
Hidden in the sound
The trumpet man plays

All you need is a touch of the melody
All you need is the rhythm of the song
It could mean anything that you want it to
Ooh kay ya, ooh kay ya
You can sing with the band if you wanna sing
You can dance to the rhythm of the song
There's a message in the music of the trumpet man
Trumpet man, trumpet man, trumpet man
Play us your song
All night long (All night, all night)
You know, you know, you know
The beat goes on (Trumpet man play)
All night long (All night long)
Trumpet man, trumpet man, trumpet man
Play us your song
Trumpet man
A man of mystery of thirty years
Going down in history
As the baddest jazz man
He got the best hand playin' with his back to the crowd
And they still stand tall while he's blowin' 'em all away
A muted trumpet for anything he's got to say
Cool or cold relaxin' he never had to struggle a day
Just ask him - Miles
"Tutu" or "The Lady of Spain"
Anywhere you drop the needle, it's still the same Miles
Now whether it's uptown or whether it's downtown or
Bebop or swinging and steadily throwin' down
He deserves the crown 'cause he's the king
Doin' his own thing on the corner or in between
The man and his black horn and he never had to sing