Come On In

[Grinning Cold-Open Patter, 4 bars, D Harmonic Minor, Sly Gravelly Baritone Talk-Sung, Accordion and Slap Bass Enter On First Word]
Ladies and gentlemen, and the recently departed, welcome one and all, the doors are open and the floor is warm

[Instrumental Tag, 2 Bars]

[Sly Strutting Verse 1, 16 bars, D Harmonic Minor, Baritone Talk-Sung, Slap Bass Oom With Funk Ghost Notes, Accordion, Dry Xylophone Accents]
Step inside, step inside, wipe your feet, and mind the cobwebs on the stair
I'm the one in the top hat, with the cigar / and the dark glasses, don't stare
There's rum behind the bar with peppers in it / I don't recommend it
The couple by the window have been waltzing since the spring of fifty-two
The miller's on the floor with the night nurse / and neither one is tired
The old mayor's working every table / still running since the twenties
And they've all been dying, honestly / to meet somebody new
So come and meet the neighbors / I know everyone down here

[Raucous Chorus 1, 12 bars, D Major, Baritone Sung Full-Throated, Crowd Gang-Shout Answers, Accordion and Xylophone Hook, Slap Bass Driving]
So come on in, come on in, it's the one night a year that the doors swing wide
(come on in!)
Every soul in the county is dancing inside, and tonight, my friend, you can see us
(you can see us!)
Wipe your feet and leave your troubles at the door, there's rum for the living and a floor for the dead
(rum and floor!)
And nobody sleeps till the morning comes round, so come on in, come on in
(come on in!)

[Instrumental Tag, 2 Bars]

[Sly Wistful Verse 2, 16 bars, D Harmonic Minor, Baritone Talk-Sung Softer, Band Pared Back One Layer, Sparse Xylophone]
There's a man who passed in March / who still hasn't heard the news
And we've all agreed it would be rude to tell him
The lady at the window waves / at everyone who passes by
And nobody waves back / but I tell her they're just shy
I tip my hat to every kid in a bedsheet
They come right up / but they never come in
It's the one night a year / the whole world looks our way
So I keep the floor warm / and I keep the door wide

[Raucous Chorus 2, 12 bars, D Major, Baritone Sung Full-Throated, Crowd Gang-Shout Answers, Accordion and Xylophone Hook, Slap Bass Driving]
So come on in, come on in, it's the one night a year that the doors swing wide
(come on in!)
Every soul in the county is dancing inside, and tonight, my friend, you can see us
(you can see us!)
Wipe your feet and leave your troubles at the door, there's rum for the living and a floor for the dead
(rum and floor!)
And nobody sleeps till the morning comes round, so come on in, come on in
(come on in!)

[Rattling Xylophone Break, 8 bars, D Harmonic Minor, Instrumental Only, Xylophone Leads Over Accordion and Slap Bass]

[Strained Tilting Bridge, 15 bars, D Harmonic Minor, Baritone Talk-Sung, Voice Cracks On Quoted Line, Slap Bass Thinning, Accordion Held Under]
Then a girl in a witch hat pressed her face against the window / and her friends were laughing
And she looked at me a long time, then she said / what a great Baron Samedi
Where did you find the hat, it looks so real / and her friends said, wow, the commitment
And they took a picture, and I tipped my hat and said / thank you, it's vintage, and they left
One night a year the whole world looks our way / and the whole world thinks it's a joke

[Sudden One Bar Stop, 1 bar, All Instruments Drop Out]

[Thinning Defiant Final Chorus, 12 bars, D Major, Baritone Sung Softer and Rougher, Fewer Fainter Gang Shouts, Slap Bass Out, Accordion Alone On Hook]
So come on in, come on in, it's the one night a year that the doors swing wide
(come on in...)
Every soul in the county is dancing inside, and tonight, my friend, you can see us
(you can see us...)
Wipe your feet and leave your troubles at the door, there's rum for the living and a floor for the dead
(rum and floor...)
And nobody sleeps till the morning comes round, so come on in, come on in
(come on in...)

[Instrumental Tag, 2 Bars]

[Warm Fading Outro, 4 bars, D Major, Baritone Talk-Sung Quiet, Accordion Alone, Vocal Fade]
Same time next year...
The floor will be warm
(come on in...)

[Solo Instrumental Outro, 8 bars, Decrescendo]

[Smooth slow fade, clean outro note]

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[Key: D harmonic minor (verses, bridge) lifting to D major (choruses) / Mode: Harmonic minor to major / Chord Progression: Verse Dm - A7 - Dm - A7 - Gm - Dm - A7 - Dm, Chorus D - G - A7 - D, Bridge Dm - Bb - Gm - A7 / BPM: 130, two-beat polka pulse / Style: funk-polka hybrid, brass-band polka fused with slap funk, macabre carnival / Vocal Identity: Sly gravelly male baritone bandleader, talk-sung patter, one lead voice only, raucous male crowd gang-shouts at choruses, no female voice] [Grinning Cold-Open Patter, 4 bars, D Harmonic Minor, Sly Gravelly Baritone Talk-Sung, Accordion and Slap Bass Enter On First Word] Ladies and gentlemen, and the recently departed, welcome one and all, the doors are open and the floor is warm [Instrumental Tag, 2 Bars] [Sly Strutting Verse 1, 16 bars, D Harmonic Minor, Baritone Talk-Sung, Slap Bass Oom With Funk Ghost Notes, Accordion, Dry Xylophone Accents] Step inside, step inside, wipe your feet, and mind the cobwebs on the stair I'm the one in the top hat, with the cigar / and the dark glasses, don't stare There's rum behind the bar with peppers in it / I don't recommend it The couple by the window have been waltzing since the spring of fifty-two The miller's on the floor with the night nurse / and neither one is tired The old mayor's working every table / still running since the twenties And they've all been dying, honestly / to meet somebody new So come and meet the neighbors / I know everyone down here [Raucous Chorus 1, 12 bars, D Major, Baritone Sung Full-Throated, Crowd Gang-Shout Answers, Accordion and Xylophone Hook, Slap Bass Driving] So come on in, come on in, it's the one night a year that the doors swing wide (come on in!) Every soul in the county is dancing inside, and tonight, my friend, you can see us (you can see us!) Wipe your feet and leave your troubles at the door, there's rum for the living and a floor for the dead (rum and floor!) And nobody sleeps till the morning comes round, so come on in, come on in (come on in!) [Instrumental Tag, 2 Bars] [Sly Wistful Verse 2, 16 bars, D Harmonic Minor, Baritone Talk-Sung Softer, Band Pared Back One Layer, Sparse Xylophone] There's a man who passed in March / who still hasn't heard the news And we've all agreed it would be rude to tell him The lady at the window waves / at everyone who passes by And nobody waves back / but I tell her they're just shy I tip my hat to every kid in a bedsheet They come right up / but they never come in It's the one night a year / the whole world looks our way So I keep the floor warm / and I keep the door wide [Raucous Chorus 2, 12 bars, D Major, Baritone Sung Full-Throated, Crowd Gang-Shout Answers, Accordion and Xylophone Hook, Slap Bass Driving] So come on in, come on in, it's the one night a year that the doors swing wide (come on in!) Every soul in the county is dancing inside, and tonight, my friend, you can see us (you can see us!) Wipe your feet and leave your troubles at the door, there's rum for the living and a floor for the dead (rum and floor!) And nobody sleeps till the morning comes round, so come on in, come on in (come on in!) [Rattling Xylophone Break, 8 bars, D Harmonic Minor, Instrumental Only, Xylophone Leads Over Accordion and Slap Bass] [Strained Tilting Bridge, 15 bars, D Harmonic Minor, Baritone Talk-Sung, Voice Cracks On Quoted Line, Slap Bass Thinning, Accordion Held Under] Then a girl in a witch hat pressed her face against the window / and her friends were laughing And she looked at me a long time, then she said / what a great Baron Samedi Where did you find the hat, it looks so real / and her friends said, wow, the commitment And they took a picture, and I tipped my hat and said / thank you, it's vintage, and they left One night a year the whole world looks our way / and the whole world thinks it's a joke [Sudden One Bar Stop, 1 bar, All Instruments Drop Out] [Thinning Defiant Final Chorus, 12 bars, D Major, Baritone Sung Softer and Rougher, Fewer Fainter Gang Shouts, Slap Bass Out, Accordion Alone On Hook] So come on in, come on in, it's the one night a year that the doors swing wide (come on in...) Every soul in the county is dancing inside, and tonight, my friend, you can see us (you can see us...) Wipe your feet and leave your troubles at the door, there's rum for the living and a floor for the dead (rum and floor...) And nobody sleeps till the morning comes round, so come on in, come on in (come on in...) [Instrumental Tag, 2 Bars] [Warm Fading Outro, 4 bars, D Major, Baritone Talk-Sung Quiet, Accordion Alone, Vocal Fade] Same time next year... The floor will be warm (come on in...) [Solo Instrumental Outro, 8 bars, Decrescendo] [Smooth slow fade, clean outro note]

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