[Dixielandjazz] remembering the lyrics

[David Richoux]

When I play tuba on the SSB I sing these words (in my head:)

To Anacreon in Heav'n,
Where he sat in full glee,
A few Sons of Harmony
Sent a petition
That he their Inspirer
And Patron would be;
When this answer arrived
 From the Jolly Old Grecian:
"Voice, Fiddle, and Flute,
No longer be mute,
I'll lend you my name
And inspire you to boot,

And besides I'll instruct you,
Like me, to intwine
The Myrtle of Venus
With Bacchus' Vine."

( find the other 5 verses at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Anacreon_in_Heaven
  - they are pretty interesting and  relate to Mardi Gras! )

If I am playing Bass Drum on SSB (as I sometimes do) I just have to  
remember this:

Oh, say can you Boom, Crash

By the dawn's early Boom, Crash

What so proudly we Boom, Crash

At the twilight's last gleaming?

Whose broad stripes and bright Boom, Crash

Through the perilous Boom, Crash

O'er the ramparts we Boom, Crash

Were so gallantly streaming? 3

1...2...3...

2...2...3...

3...2...3...

4...2...3...

5...2...3...

6...2...3...

7...2...3...

8...2...Oh,

Boom Boom Boom

Boom Boom Boom

Boom Boom Boom

Boom Boooommm; Boom

Boom Boom Boom

Boom Boooommm; Boom

Boom Boom Boom

Booooooooooom!

Dave Richoux


On Apr 10, 2007, at 3:08 AM, pat ladd wrote:

> List-Message-Recipient: tubaman at tubatoast.com
> But Brother, Can You Spare a Dime, the unique face-the-facts
> anthem of the Great Depression was music that hardly needed Yip  
> Harburg's
> unforgettable lyrics>>
>
> Oh Yeah?
>
> Go to Stan Frebergs History of America and play `Rumpelmeyers  
> Horseshoes` to the tune of the Star Spangled Banner.
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
>