|
|
Manhattan Transfer lyrics
Sing You Sinners lyrics
Once a mockingbird (dig) - he was overheard (what)
-singing out a word (I) - to a cattle heard: (heard)
(Quoth the mockingbird - ";dig what I'm layin' down";)
";All you bovine creatures - dig what I'm layin' down!";
All you sinners drop everything
everything
Let the melody and the harmony ring
let it ring
Lift arms up to Heaven and sing
ring-a-ding
Sing you sinners woncha sway n' swing
what a thing
Start with clappin' y'hands all about
all about
Don't be silent - Let the Lord hear y'shout
shout it out
And jus' let the music come out
of yr snout
Sing you sinners woncha sway n' swing
check it out
(Dig the drift of what I mean)
In a world where there's no music
(Old Scratch)
Satan gets his kicks
(He's up to his tricks)
He'll be laughing up and down the banks
(Hee, hee, hee)
Of that river Styx
You're so wicked baby, and you're depraved
You can rave
It's apparent that you have misbehaved
To your grave
But if you should wanna be saved
Jus' behave
Take a listen now to the bird...
Janis' solo:
Stop all that chewin' yer cud - and all that standin' in the mud there
Swing people! Swing every chortle from yer mortal portal
I dig that everyone believes that all cattle prodigies
are like a sneeze
Hard blowin'-missin one lick of blowin' talent to show
(If y'sing - y' gotta swing!)
But remember that the day will come when you
will be just steak on a plate
(Folks, y'know it's fate)
So dig the music of the swing-o-sphere -
(before your swing arrives too late)
Janis' solo, continued:
That's a little too dark
Still, it's true - we've got breath for such a limited time
What are ya, stupid, ya cows?? - you'd think to sing was a crime
In defense now; hence now; Here's comes Adele McCluck:
Cheryl's solo:
Mrs. Mockingbird, I must say you haven't heard
the friendly bellowing swing of our friends the cows -
as they shed their way from Teagarden to Fuller
Instead of spendin' ev'ry day jus' sneakin' around
to life another lick -
These cats work on their cow-tone, so when they get up to blow
They blow a fatter bone-tone into the ozone
(And furthermore...)
Alan's solo:
You tweety-birds are always singin' away
Never givin' up thought of what you say
We cows do - shedding takes up most of our day
So when we start and settle in to play - we can say
A moo is an array of what we've always known to be
the best and only way to play
(What we mean to say is...)
Before the band will letcha sing
(Sing with Fletcher Henderson)
You've got to get y'self to swing
(Like the Bean or Satch)
So your horn can blow - a single note or two
of deeper thinking
(That's the way to swing)
So set your mind upon a tone
(When you're shedding all alone)
And you will have a cornerstone
(Like the bass trombone)
Blow your horn and take a bow
So that you're swinging like the cows
Pythagoras would be so proud of us
Other Manhattan Transfer lyrics:
Chicken Bone Bone lyrics
I Need A Man lyrics
You'se A Viper lyrics
Fair And Tender Ladies lyrics
Rosianna lyrics
Sunny Disposish lyrics
One More Time Around Rosie lyrics
Guided Missiles lyrics
Roll Daddy, Roll lyrics
Sweet Talkin' Guy lyrics
Gloria lyrics
Clap Your Hands lyrics
You Can Depend On Me lyrics
Occapella lyrics
POINCIANA (The Song Of The Tree) lyrics
S.O.S. lyrics
Don't Let Go lyrics
Zindy Lou lyrics
Helpless lyrics
Scotch And Soda lyrics
Popsicle Toes lyrics
It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference lyrics
The Thought Of Loving You lyrics
A Gal In Calico lyrics
Love For Sale lyrics
In A Mellow Tone lyrics
Who, What, When, Where, Why lyrics
It's Not The Spotlight lyrics
Pieces Of Dreams lyrics
Where Did Our Love Go? lyrics
15 Minute Intermission lyrics
Bacon Fat lyrics
Candy lyrics
Chanson D' Amour lyrics
Freddy Morris Monologue lyrics
In The Dark lyrics
Je Voulais (Te Dire Que Je T'Attends) lyrics
On A Little Street In Singapore lyrics
Snootie Little Cutie lyrics
Sunday lyrics
That Cat Is High lyrics
The Speak Up Mambo (Cuentame) lyrics
Turn Me Loose lyrics
Walk In Love lyrics
Well, Well, Well lyrics
Wacky Dust lyrics
Nothin' You Can Do About It lyrics
Coo Coo U lyrics
Shaker Song lyrics
UNTIL I MET YOU (Corner Pocket) lyrics
On The Boulevard lyrics
(Wanted) Dead Or Alive lyrics
Spies In The Night lyrics
Smile Again lyrics
(The Word Of) Confirmation lyrics
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square lyrics
Mystery lyrics
American Pop lyrics
Soldier Of Fortune lyrics
Code Of Ethics lyrics
Why Not! (Manhattan Carnival) lyrics
Goodbye Love lyrics
The Night That Monk Returned To Heaven lyrics
BABY COME BACK TO ME (The Morse Code Of Love) lyrics
Heart's Desire lyrics
My Cat Fell In The Well (Well! Well! Well!) lyrics
Safronia B lyrics
That's The Way It Goes lyrics
The Duke Of Dubuque lyrics
Unchained Melody lyrics
Birdland lyrics
Blue Champagne lyrics
Body And Soul lyrics
Boy From New York City lyrics
Foreign Affair lyrics
Four Brothers lyrics
How High The Moon lyrics
Jeannine lyrics
Malaise En Malaisie lyrics
Operator lyrics
Route 66 lyrics
Spice Of Life lyrics
This Independence lyrics
Trickle Trickle lyrics
Tuxedo Junction lyrics
Twilight Tone lyrics
That's Killer Joe lyrics
Rambo lyrics
Airegin lyrics
To You lyrics
Meet Benny Bailey lyrics
Another Night In Tunisia lyrics
Ray's Rockhouse lyrics
Blee Blop Blues lyrics
Oh Yes, I Remember Clifford lyrics
Sing Joy Spring lyrics
Move lyrics
Soul Food To Go (Sina) lyrics
The Zoo Blues (Asa) lyrics
So You Say (Esquinas) lyrics
Capim (Capim) lyrics
Metropolis (Arlequim Deconhecido) lyrics
Hear The Voices (Bahia De Todas As Contas) lyrics
Agua (Agua) lyrics
THE JUNGLE PIONEER (Viola Violar) lyrics
Notes From The Underground (Antes Que Seja Tarde) lyrics
THE QUIETUDE (Encuentro de Animales) lyrics
The Offbeat Of Avenues lyrics
Sassy lyrics
10 Minutes Till The Savages Come lyrics
What Goes Around Comes Around lyrics
Blue Serenade lyrics
Gentleman With A Family lyrics
Women In Love lyrics
A World Apart lyrics
Confide In Me lyrics
Blues For Pablo lyrics
Snowfall lyrics
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow lyrics
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town\Santa Man (Medley) lyrics
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) lyrics
Silent Night, Holy Night lyrics
Caroling, Caroling lyrics
Happy Holiday\The Holiday Season (Medley) lyrics
A Christmas Love Song lyrics
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear lyrics
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas lyrics
Goodnight lyrics
Tubby The Tuba lyrics
Tubby The Tuba At The Circus lyrics
Tubby The Tuba Meets A Jazz Band lyrics
Let's Hang On lyrics
Groovin' lyrics
It's Gonna Take A Miracle lyrics
I Second That Emotion lyrics
La-La Means I Love You lyrics
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby lyrics
The Thrill Is Gone lyrics
Hot Fun In The Summertime lyrics
Along Comes Mary lyrics
Dream Lover lyrics
Save The Last Dance For Me lyrics
God Only Knows lyrics
I KNOW WHY (And So Do You) lyrics
IT'S GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP (Air Mail Special) lyrics
Stomp Of King Porter lyrics
Sing A Study In Brown lyrics
Sing Moten's Swing lyrics
A-Tisket, A-Tasket lyrics
Topsy lyrics
CLOUDS (Adapted from "Nuages") lyrics
Skyliner lyrics
Choo Choo Ch' Boogie lyrics
Down South Camp Meetin' lyrics
Java Jive lyrics
|
|
