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Silver Flute and Red Clay Boots

V6

[INTRO — 12 BARS, INSTRUMENTAL] [Tambourine shakes a bright backbeat] [Ukulele starts a bouncing country rhythm] [Kalimba plays a sparkling hook] [Silver concert flute answers with a high, clear melody] [Ocarina chirps; wooden flute hums low] [VERSE 1 — BUBBA, RHYTHMIC COUNTRY RAP] Back in high school, I had a flute in my hand, Now I'm back on the porch with a one-man band. Got a uke going chicka, tambourine going shake, And a kalimba making sunshine every note I make. Ain't trying to be fancy, ain't trying to be cool, Just bringing back a little music from my school days, too! [INSTRUMENTAL — 8 BARS] [Silver concert flute takes a nimble solo] [Kalimba answers; tambourine keeps time] [VERSE 2 — DARLENE, SUNG] Well, I hear that silver flute flying high, Like a little bright ribbon across the sky. I'll bring my sax with a low-down grin, You play that tune and I'll jump right in! [INSTRUMENTAL — 8 BARS] [Darlene's tenor sax plays a bluesy answer] [Ocarina repeats it sweetly] [Ukulele keeps strumming] [CHORUS — BUBBA AND DARLENE, SUNG] Shake that tambourine, let that silver flute fly, Little bit of Georgia underneath a big blue sky. Pick a little, sing a little, let the good times roll, Got red clay on my boots and rhythm in my soul. Ukulele jumping, hear the clay bird call, There's a place for every sound, got room for 'em all! [INSTRUMENTAL — 12 BARS] [4 bars: ukulele fingerpicked melody] [4 bars: wooden flute and ocarina trade phrases] [4 bars: silver flute sails over sparkling kalimba] [VERSE 3 — BUBBA, EASY COUNTRY RAP] Left foot tapping and a right foot too, That tambourine's got something it wants to do. Wooden flute's got the mountains, silver flute's got the sky, Little clay bird sings and the years roll by. Darlene's got a sax and a smile that won't quit, I'm just an old Georgia boy trying to keep up with it! [INSTRUMENTAL — 8 BARS] [Tambourine break, ukulele chops] [Kalimba picks a playful riff] [Silver flute answers in quick dancing notes] [VERSE 4 — DARLENE, SUNG] You can carry your memories light as air, Make a brand-new song from the things you share. We don't need a stage or a fancy show, Just a porch full of friends and a steady old groove. [CHORUS — BOTH, SUNG] Shake that tambourine, let that silver flute fly, Little bit of Georgia underneath a big blue sky. Pick a little, sing a little, let the good times roll, Got red clay on my boots and rhythm in my soul. Ukulele jumping, hear the clay bird call, There's a place for every sound, got room for 'em all! [EXTENDED INSTRUMENTAL — 24 BARS] [8 bars: featured silver concert flute solo, nimble and melodic] [4 bars: Darlene's tenor sax replies] [4 bars: kalimba and ukulele answer together] [4 bars: wooden flute and ocarina duet] [4 bars: tambourine-driven full band riff, brief fiddle flourish] [BRIDGE — SPOKEN] [BUBBA, MALE] Darlene, you reckon that flute still remembers high school? [DARLENE, FEMALE, LAUGHING] I don't know, Bubba, but it sure remembers how to sing! [INSTRUMENTAL — 8 BARS] [Silver flute plays a bright call] [Tenor sax answers with a cheeky growl] [Tambourine rolls into the final chorus] [FINAL CHORUS — BOTH, SUNG] Shake that tambourine, let that silver flute fly, Little bit of Georgia underneath a big blue sky. Pick a little, sing a little, let the good times roll, Got red clay on my boots and rhythm in my soul. Play a little, sing a little, that's the way we do, An old familiar melody can make a morning new! [OUTRO — 12 BARS, INSTRUMENTAL] [Silver concert flute leads the final hook] [Ukulele and kalimba trade quick phrases] [Ocarina and wooden flute join in harmony] [Darlene's tenor sax answers one last time] [Tambourine shakes, then stops] [One sparkling kalimba note]