[Verse 1] I learned my chords from a dusty page, Ink and rules from a serious age, Teacher said, “Play it straight and true,” But Bach kept winking when I got to two. (Backing: ooh-ooh, light and cheeky) [Pre-Chorus] I read the notes, I read them twice, They slipped away, they wouldn’t play nice. (Backing: ahh… ahh…) [Chorus] I’m riffing Bach with a backbeat grin, (Backing: ooh-la-la) Putting swing where the fugue should’ve been, Sorry Ludwig, I bent your tune, (Backing: ahh-ahh) Put a sunbeam where you wanted gloom. Start in class, end up loud, Lead: “Is this allowed?” Backing: “Why not now?” If the wig falls off, don’t blame me then, I’m riffing Bach and Beethoven. [Verse 2] Beethoven knocked with a heavy sound, Said, “That rhythm’s not what I wrote down,” I said, “Mate, it still goes one-two-three,” He said, “Carry on… but don’t quote me.” (Backing: ooh! behave yourself…) [Pre-Chorus 2] They wrote it bold, they wrote it strong, Never said you can’t sing along. (Backing: ahh… sing along…) [Chorus – repeat] I’m riffing Bach with a backbeat grin, Turning chapel echo into skin, Sorry Ludwig, I bent your tune, Put a dance step under the moon. From a sonata to a shout-out then, (Backing call): “Again!” (Lead): “All right then!” I’m riffing Bach and Beethoven. [Middle Eight – Conversation / Fugue Bit] (Drop to piano + bass) Lead (spoken): “What’s a fugue then?” Low Harmony (deadpan): “It’s when the tune runs off…” High Harmony (sweet): “…and chases itself!” All (sung, quick): Round and round and back again! (Band kicks back in) [Final Chorus – Big Harmony] We’re riffing Bach with a backbeat grin, Letting joy do the counting in, History hums when the groove begins, Even serious men had foolish friends. So if you hear a fugue that swings, With a tune you can shout and sing, Blame the past for starting it then, We just riffed it… amen! [Outro – Spoken Tag] (Final chord hits, brief pause) Lead: “So… did we get it right?” Backing: “Close enough!” Lead (grinning): “Right then…” All: “Back Bach then!” (Piano flourish, jangly guitar, final harmony “ooh!”)
