“Why did the chicken cross the road?”/“To get to the other side” is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A music version is:
Q: Why did the piano player cross the road?
A: To get to the other stride.
The joke was posted on Reddit—3amjokes on November 7, 2020.
Wikipedia: Stride (music)
Stride jazz piano, often abbreviated to stride, is a jazz piano style that arose from ragtime players. Prominent stride pianists include James P. Johnson, Willie “the Lion” Smith, Fats Waller, and Luckey Roberts.
Reddit—3amjokes
Posted by u/behold_the_man November 7, 2020
Why did the piano player cross the road?
To get to the other stride
Twitter
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@3AM_Jokes
Why did the piano player cross the road?... To get to the other stride
8:50 AM · Nov 7, 2020·IFTTT
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