
Millionth Customer
[Intro: Brassy hard-swinging male lead, belted, horns blasting] Hold the door Here he comes [Verse 1: Brassy hard-swinging male lead, swinging hard, every line punched] Pressed my one good suit with a pan on the stove Shined my shoes with butter and a dollar-store robe Wore my uncle's tie and a flower in the lapel Hat at an angle, I was looking too swell Fourteen dollars and thirty-seven cents Folded in an envelope, crisp as the rent Strut down the avenue, the pigeons all part Every window on the block got a crack in its heart [Chorus: Brassy hard-swinging male lead, belted, horns hitting every stop] Dressed to the nines for fourteen dollars Gold on my cuffs and starch in my collar Small in the pocket but loud in the hall Dressed to the nines and I'm walking tall [Verse 2: Brassy hard-swinging male lead, swinging, grinning] Revolving door, gave it three good spins Security guard asking where I been Thought they'd roll a carpet, got a plain old rope I stepped up to the counter like a man with hope Teller looked at the envelope, looked at my hat Said sir, is that all, I said baby, that's that Slid her the bills like a deck of aces Coins in a line in their proper places [Chorus: Brassy hard-swinging male lead, belted, horns hitting every stop] Dressed to the nines for fourteen dollars Gold on my cuffs and starch in my collar Small in the pocket but loud in the hall Dressed to the nines and I'm walking tall [Bridge: Brassy hard-swinging male lead, the drums break into a fill, building fast] Then the lights start flashing and a bell start ringing Manager running with his necktie swinging Giant cardboard check with my name on the line Millionth deposit, it's mine, all mine [Instrumental Break: shout chorus in the lobby, confetti cannon, the full horn line plays the hook in unison, loud as a parade] [Verse 3: Brassy hard-swinging male lead, belting over the horns] Confetti in my hat and a camera in my face Tellers doing kicks all over the place Old man from the line got his cane in the air Lady from the drive-through dancing on a chair They gave me a toaster and a year of free checks And a sash that say winner hanging off of my neck Fourteen thirty-seven and a hand from the boss Man, it's never the money, it's the cut of the cloth [Chorus: Brassy hard-swinging male lead, belted, horns hitting every stop] Dressed to the nines for fourteen dollars Gold on my cuffs and starch in my collar Small in the pocket but loud in the hall Dressed to the nines and I'm walking tall [Outro: Brassy hard-swinging male lead, belted, the last horn chord rings out and fades] Same time next week Bring the cannon [End]

