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| VOCALESE LYRICS FROM THE JAZZ SPECTRUM RECORDING |
| "THE SONG IS YOU" |
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| LEAP FROG |
| Music by L. Corday and J. Garland. Vocalese lyrics by Bob Zaun. From the 2/1/45 recording on Columbia 36857 by Les Brown & His Orchestra, his theme song. |
| TROMBONES & BARITONE SAX Leap Frog, Leap Frog, Leap Frog, Leap Frog TRUMPETS You hear a ribbit? BONES & BARI Leap Frog, Leap Frog TRUMPETS You hear a ribbit? BONES & BARI Leap Frog, Leap Frog TRUMPETS You hear a ribbit? BONES & BARI Leap Frog, Leap Frog TRUMPETS Is zat a frog now? TROMBONES He's a hoppin' an' boppin'. TRUMPETS You hear a ribbit? BONES & BARI Leap Frog, Leap Frog TRUMPETS You hear a ribbit? BONES & BARI Leap Frog, Leap Frog TRUMPETS You hear a ribbit? BONES & BARI Leap Frog, Leap Frog TRUMPETS He's in the bog now. BONES & BARI What a sight to be seen, I mean! SAXES I tell ya, an' tellin' ya true. BONES & BARI I do. SAXES I'm froggin', Leap Froggin' for you! ENSEMBLE Now get hip! SAXES Leap Froggin's all I can do. TROMBONES I Leap Frog too. ENSEMBLE Froggin' for you. SAXES Oh, yeah! TRUMPETS You hear a ribbit? BONES & BARI Leap Frog, Leap Frog TRUMPETS You hear a ribbit? BONES & BARI Leap Frog, Leap Frog TRUMPETS You hear a ribbit? BONES & BARI Leap Frog, Leap Frog TRUMPETS You hear a ribbit? ENSEMBLE Hey, that's me! TROMBONES Jumpin, leapin' SAXES You got to try. The crickets are creepin', peepin'. TROMBONES Creepin', peepin' (with saxes) SAXES They're high and dry. The crickets are wailin', weepin' TROMBONES Wailin', weeepin' SAXES They wanna spy. ENSEMBLE They're checkin' why I leap so high. SAXES You wouldn't be jokin', teasin'. TROMBONES Jokin', teasin' SAXES Now how could I? You got a good line, it's pleasin'. TROMBONES Line, it's pleasin' SAXES You're just a guy. Jus' gimme a darned good reason. TROMBONES Darned good reason. SAXES You make me fly. ENSEMBLE Right to the sky, Leap Frog is why! You do it. I do it! Weall do it! Hop right to it! CLARINET SOLO It doesn't take a lot o' might to get a rhythm goin' right for hoppin', baby. ENSEMBLE Now get with it! You do it! I do it! Weall do it! Hop right to it! SAX SOLO Set your feet and arch your back now. You're gettin' ready for what ever's comin' to ya. ENSEMBLE Leap Frog's all I ever wanna do. TRUMPETS You look the best of any frog. ENSEMBLE You do (Oh Yeah!) it too. (Oh Yeah!) I feel (Oh) you knew (Yeah!). How true, (Oh) I do! (Yeah!). CLARINET SOLO I wish I knew the ways of the pond. Couldn't you show me some action? I haven't been froggin' before. ENSEMBLE Birds can do it! Bees can do it! Educated flees can do it! You do it! I do it! Weall do it! Hop right to it! SAX SOLO How do ya think a tadpole got to jumpin', baby? The real answer's ENSEMBLE Leap Frogin'. DRUM BREAK Four bars. TRUMPETS You hear a ribbit? BONES & BARI Leap Frog, Leap Frog TRUMPETS You hear a ribbit? BONES & BARI Leap Frog, Leap Frog TRUMPETS You hear a ribbit? BONES & BARI Leap Frog, Leap Frog TRUMPETS Is zat a frog now? TROMBONES He's a hoppin' and boppin'. TRUMPETS You hear a ribbit? BONES & BARI Leap Frog, Leap Frog TRUMPETS You hear a ribbit? BONES & BARI Leap Frog, Leap Frog TRUMPETS You hear a ribbit? BONES & BARI Leap Frog, Leap Frog ENSEMBLE That ain't a frog! DRUM BREAK Two bars ENSEMBLE No, that's my ribbit! I can not fib it! Hey, come on get with it! Come on baby, do the Leap Frog with me! |
| Vocalese lyrics copyrighted 1999 |
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