
Take the Corner
[Hook: Exultant drum-driving male lead, shouted, full band and taiko drums] Take the corner, don't you touch the brake Four tons of cedar and the whole street shake Five hundred pullers running for my sake Take the corner, don't you touch the brake [Verse 1: Exultant drum-driving male lead, exultant, belted, racing] Dawn on the harbor and the float rolls out Carved wood dragons and the pullers shout Two fans in my hands and the roof is mine Dancing on the top of a moving shrine Ropes run long as the street is wide Kids on the front, all the old men inside Every year I signal, every year we fly One sharp corner where the brave and stupid try [Hook: Exultant drum-driving male lead, shouted, full band and taiko drums] Take the corner, don't you touch the brake Four tons of cedar and the whole street shake Five hundred pullers running for my sake Take the corner, don't you touch the brake [Verse 2: Exultant drum-driving male lead, exultant, belted, heavier] Clouds come over and the rain come down Stone getting slick through the middle of town Brakemen yelling, give the sign, slow down Grandfather watching from his doorway frown Pullers looking up at me, rain in their eyes Wood creaking under like a ship in the skies Corner coming up and I can feel her slide Fans in the air, I ain't choosing the side [Bridge: Exultant drum-driving male lead, roof leap, flute crying out, taiko drums in one giant unison strike] Float going sideways Back of the roof to the front I go Feet in the air and the street below Land on the beam and I throw both fans Run, run, run, give it everything you can [Verse 3: Exultant drum-driving male lead, exultant, triumphant, full voice] Skid in the corner like a dancer on ice Fastest this town ever took it twice Pullers screaming and the rain like rice Grandfather laughing, never seen it this nice Wood still standing and the dragons still proud Steam coming up off the soaking crowd Shaking on the roof with my fans held high Wet as the harbor and as loud as the sky [Hook: Exultant drum-driving male lead, shouted, full band and taiko drums] Take the corner, don't you touch the brake Four tons of cedar and the whole street shake Five hundred pullers running for my sake Take the corner, don't you touch the brake [Outro: Exultant drum-driving male lead, taiko drums ring out and fade] Take the corner One more time [End]

