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Artist/Band:
The Manhattan Transfer
Lyrics for Song: Sing You Sinners
Lyrics for Album: Other Songs - The Manhattan Transfer
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 she'd 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
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| Album Lyrics: Other Songs - The Manhattan Transfer |
The Manhattan Transfer
"Other Songs - The Manhattan Transfer"
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| | 1. | 10 Minutes Till The Savages Come | | 2. | 15 Minute Intermission | | 3. | A - Tisket, A - Tasket | | 4. | A Gal In Calico | | 5. | A Kiss To Build A Dream On | | 6. | A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square | | 7. | A World Apart | | 8. | Agua | | 9. | Airegin | | 10. | Along Comes Mary | | 11. | American Pop | | 12. | Another Night In Tunisia | | 13. | Baby Come Back To Me (The Morse Code Of Love) | | 14. | Bacon Fat | | 15. | Birdland | | 16. | Blee Blop Blues | | 17. | Blue Champagne | | 18. | Blue Serenade | | 19. | Boy From New York City | | 20. | Candy | | 21. | Capim | | 22. | Caroling, Caroling | | 23. | Choo Choo Ch' Boogie | | 24. | Christmas Time Is Here | | 25. | Clap Your Hands | | 26. | Clouds (Adapted From 'nuages') | | 27. | Code Of Ethics | | 28. | Confide In Me | | 29. | Coo Coo U | | 30. | Dead Or Alive | | 31. | Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans | | 32. | Down South Camp Meetin' | | 33. | Dream Lover | | 34. | Foreign Affair | | 35. | Four Brothers | | 36. | Freddy Morris Monologue | | 37. | Gentleman With A Family | | 38. | Gloria | | 39. | Gone Fishin' | | 40. | Good King Wenceslas | | 41. | Goodbye Love | | 42. | Goodnight | | 43. | Groovin' | | 44. | Happy Holiday/the Holiday Season (Medley) | | 45. | Hard Day | | 46. | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | | 47. | Hear The Voices | | 48. | Heart's Desire | | 49. | Hot Fun In The Summertime | | 50. | How High The Moon | | 51. | I Don't Like Anyone | | 52. | I Know Why | | 53. | I Second That Emotion | | 54. | I'll Be Home For Christmas | | 55. | In A Mellow Tone | | 56. | In The Dark | | 57. | Intro | | 58. | It Came Upon The Midnight Clear | | 59. | It's Gonna Take A Miracle | | 60. | It's Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special) | | 61. | It's Not The Spotlight | | 62. | Je Voulais (Te Dire Que Je T'attends) | | 63. | Jeannine | | 64. | Jingle Bells | | 65. | Kafka | | 66. | Kiss And Say Goodbye | | 67. | La-La Means I Love You | | 68. | Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow | | 69. | Let's Hang On | | 70. | Love For Sale | | 71. | Malaise En Malaisie | | 72. | Meet Benny Bailey | | 73. | Metropolis | | 74. | Move | | 75. | My Cat Fell In The Well (Well! Well! Well!) | | 76. | My Foolish Heart | | 77. | My Grown Up Christmas List | | 78. | Mystery | | 79. | Notes From The Underground | | 80. | Nothin' You Can Do About It | | 81. | Occapella | | 82. | Oh Yes, I Remember Clifford | | 83. | Old Man Mose | | 84. | On A Little Street In Singapore | | 85. | On The Boulevard | | 86. | Operator | | 87. | Pieces Of Dreams | | 88. | Poinciana | | 89. | Rambo | | 90. | Ray's Rockhouse | | 91. | Route 66 | | 92. | S. O. S. | | 93. | S.O.S | | 94. | Safronia B | | 95. | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/santa Man | | 96. | Sassy | | 97. | Save The Last Dance For Me | | 98. | Shaker Song | | 99. | Silent Night, Holy Night | | 100. | Sing A Study In Brown | | 101. | Sing Joy Spring | | 102. | Sing Moten's Swing | | 103. | Sing You Sinners | | 104. | Single Girl | | 105. | Skyliner | | 106. | Smile Again | | 107. | Snootie Little Cutie | | 108. | Snowfall | | 109. | So You Say | | 110. | Soldier Of Fortune | | 111. | Soul Food To Go | | 112. | Spice Of Life | | 113. | Stars Fell On Alabama | | 114. | Stomp Of King Porter | | 115. | Sugar (That Sugar Baby O'mine) | | 116. | Sunday | | 117. | Sweet Talkin' Guy | | 118. | That Cat Is High | | 119. | That's Killer Joe | | 120. | That's The Way It Goes | | 121. | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) | | 122. | The Duke Of Dubuque | | 123. | The Further Adventures Of Tubby The Tuba | | 124. | The Jungle Pioneer (Viola Violar) | | 125. | The Night That Monk Returned To Heaven | | 126. | The Offbeat Of Avenues | | 127. | The Quietude (Encuentro De Animales) | | 127. | The Thrill Is Gone | | 127. | The Zoo Blues | | 127. | This Independence | | 127. | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby | | 127. | Topsy | | 127. | Toyland | | 127. | Trickle Trickle | | 127. | Tubby At The Circus | | 127. | Tubby Meets A Jazz Band | | 127. | Turn Me Loose | | 127. | Tuxedo Junction | | 127. | Twilight Zone | | 127. | Unchained Melody | | 127. | Until I Met You (Corner Pocket) | | 127. | Up A Lazy River | | 127. | Wacky Dust | | 127. | What Goes Around Comes Around | | 127. | When You Wish Upon A Star | | 127. | Where Did Our Love Go | | 127. | Who, What, Where, When, Why | | 127. | Why Not! (Manhattan Carnival) | | 127. | Winter Wonderland | | 127. | Women In Love | | 127. | You Can Depend On Me | | 127. | You'se A Viper |
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