tails of a drummer

I've played nearly everything
from concert band to symphony
I even had a hack conductor who
asked me to back up Bach on
drum kit. I told him, "It swings anyway."

So imagine my surprise today when
I coasted along with some veterans
who know the business and verily appreciate
how I can make their band sing
like a hum they've not heard.

Picture the drummer as a nucleus
and all hands grab the rope and hold on.
I married the bass player in a short
civil ceremony and the rest of it
fell into songs.