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 everythingeverythingLet the melody and the harmony ringlet it ringLift arms up to Heaven and singring-a-dingSing you sinners woncha sway n' swingwhat a thingStart with clappin' y'hands all aboutall aboutDon't be silent - Let the Lord hear y'shoutshout it outAnd jus' let the music come outof yr snoutSing you sinners woncha sway n' swingcheck 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 StyxYou're so wicked baby, and you're depravedYou can raveIt's apparent that you have misbehavedTo your graveBut if you should wanna be savedJus' behaveTake a listen now to the bird...Janis' solo:Stop all that chewin' yer cud - and all that standin' in the mud thereSwing people! Swing every chortle from yer mortal portalI dig that everyone believes that all cattle prodigiesare like a sneezeHard blowin'-missin one lick of blowin' talent to show(If y'sing - y' gotta swing!)But remember that the day will come when youwill 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 darkStill, it's true - we've got breath for such a limited timeWhat are ya, stupid, ya cows?? - you'd think to sing was a crimeIn defense now; hence now; Here's comes Adele McCluck:Cheryl's solo:Mrs. Mockingbird, I must say you haven't heardthe friendly bellowing swing of our friends the cows -as they shed their way from Teagarden to FullerInstead of spendin' ev'ry day jus' sneakin' aroundto life another lick -These cats work on their cow-tone, so when they get up to blowThey blow a fatter bone-tone into the ozone(And furthermore...)Alan's solo:You tweety-birds are always singin' awayNever givin' up thought of what you sayWe cows do - shedding takes up most of our daySo when we start and settle in to play - we can sayA moo is an array of what we've always known to bethe 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 twoof 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 bowSo that you're swinging like the cowsPythagoras would be so proud of us
Lyrics by Manhattan Transfer
(THE WORD OF) CONFIRMATION (WANTED) DEAD OR ALIVE 10 MINUTES TILL THE SAVAGES COME 15 MINUTE INTERMISSION 15 Minutes Intermission A - Tisket, a - Tasket A CHRISTMAS LOVE SONG A GAL IN CALICO A Kiss To Build A Dream On A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE A WORLD APART A-TISKET, A-TASKET Agua AGUA (AGUA) AIREGIN ALONG COMES MARY AMERICAN POP ANOTHER NIGHT IN TUNISIA Baby Come Back To Me BABY COME BACK TO ME (The Morse Code Of Love) BACON FAT BIRDLAND BLEE BLOP BLUES BLUE CHAMPAGNE BLUE SERENADE BLUES FOR PABLO BODY AND SOUL BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY CANDY Capim CAPIM (CAPIM) CAROLING, CAROLING CHANSON D' AMOUR Chanson D'amour Chanson D\'amour CHICKEN BONE BONE CHOO CHOO CH' BOOGIE Choo Choo Ch\' Boogie Christmas Is Coming Christmas Time Is Here CLAP YOUR HANDS Clouds Clouds (adapted From 'nuages') Clouds (Adapted From "Nuages") CLOUDS (Adapted from \"Nuages\") CODE OF ETHICS CONFIDE IN ME Confirmation COO COO U Dead or Alive Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans DON'T LET GO Don\'t Let Go DOWN SOUTH CAMP MEETIN' Down South Camp Meetin\' DREAM LOVER Fair & Tender Ladies FAIR AND TENDER LADIES FOREIGN AFFAIR FOUR BROTHERS FREDDY MORRIS MONOLOGUE GENTLEMAN WITH A FAMILY GLORIA GOD ONLY KNOWS Gone Fishin' Good King Wenceslas GOODBYE LOVE GOODNIGHT GROOVIN' GUIDED MISSILES Happy Holiday/the Holiday Season HAPPY HOLIDAY/THE HOLIDAY SEASON (MEDLEY) Happy Holiday\/the Holiday Season (medley) Hard Day HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS Hear The Voices HEAR THE VOICES (BAHIA DE TODAS AS CONTAS) HEART'S DESIRE HELPLESS HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME HOW HIGH THE MOON I Don't Like Anyone I Know Why I KNOW WHY (And So Do You) I NEED A MAN I Second That Emotion I'll Be Home For Christmas IN A MELLOW TONE IN THE DARK IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE ANY DIFFERENCE IT'S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE It's Good Enough To Keep IT'S GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP (Air Mail Special) IT'S NOT THE SPOTLIGHT JAVA JIVE Je Voulais JE VOULAIS (TE DIRE QUE JE T'ATTENDS) JEANNINE Jingle Bells Kiss And Say Goodbye LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW LET'S HANG ON LOVE FOR SALE MALAISE EN MALAISIE MEET BENNY BAILEY Merry Christmas Baby Metropolis METROPOLIS (ARLEQUIM DECONHECIDO) MOVE My Cat Fell in The Well MY CAT FELL IN THE WELL (WELL! WELL! WELL!) My Foolish Heart My Grown Up Christmas List MYSTERY Notes From The Underground NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND (ANTES QUE SEJA TARDE) NOTHIN' YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT OCCAPELLA Offbeat Of Avenues OH YES, I REMEMBER CLIFFORD Old Man Mose ON A LITTLE STREET IN SINGAPORE ON THE BOULEVARD ONE MORE TIME AROUND ROSIE OPERATOR PIECES OF DREAMS Poinciana POINCIANA (The Song Of The Tree) POPSICLE TOES RAMBO RAY'S ROCKHOUSE ROLL DADDY, ROLL ROSIANNA ROUTE 66 S. O. S. S.O.S S.O.S. SAFRONIA B Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/Santa Man SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN/SANTA MAN (MEDLEY) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town\/santa Man SASSY Save The Last Dance For Me Scotch & Soda SCOTCH AND SODA SHAKER SONG SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT SING A STUDY IN BROWN SING JOY SPRING SING MOTEN'S SWING Single Girl SKYLINER SMILE AGAIN SNOOTIE LITTLE CUTIE SNOWFALL So You Say SO YOU SAY (ESQUINAS) SOLDIER OF FORTUNE Soul Food To Go SOUL FOOD TO GO (SINA) SPICE OF LIFE SPIES IN THE NIGHT STOMP OF KING PORTER Sugar (That Sugar Baby O'mine) SUNDAY SUNNY DISPOSISH SWEET TALKIN' GUY THAT CAT IS HIGH THAT'S KILLER JOE THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES The Blues Are Brewin' The Christmas Song THE CHRISTMAS SONG (CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN ... THE DUKE OF DUBUQUE THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF TUBBY THE TUBA The Jungle Pioneer THE JUNGLE PIONEER (Viola Violar) THE NIGHT THAT MONK RETURNED TO HEAVEN THE OFFBEAT OF AVENUES The Quietude THE QUIETUDE (Encuentro de Animales) The Speak Up Mambo THE SPEAK UP MAMBO (CUENTAME) THE THOUGHT OF LOVING YOU THE THRILL IS GONE The Word Of, Confirmation The Zoo Blues THE ZOO BLUES (ASA) THIS INDEPENDENCE TO YOU TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY TOPSY Toyland TRICKLE TRICKLE Tubby At The Circus TUBBY THE TUBA TUBBY THE TUBA AT THE CIRCUS TUBBY THE TUBA MEETS A JAZZ BAND TURN ME LOOSE TUXEDO JUNCTION TWILIGHT TONE Twilight Zone UNCHAINED MELODY Until I Met You UNTIL I MET YOU (Corner Pocket) Up A Lazy River WACKY DUST WALK IN LOVE Wanted, Dead Or Alive WELL, WELL, WELL WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND When You Wish Upon A Star Where Did Our Love Go WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO? White Christmas WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY Who, What, Where, When, Why Why Not! WHY NOT! (MANHATTAN CARNIVAL) Winter Wonderland WOMEN IN LOVE YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME YOU'SE A VIPER ZINDY LOU