[Intro] [Smooth Female Diva, warm, elegant, playful] Mmm… feel that breeze Ooh, something’s changing Ha-ah… come on [Verse 1] [Smooth Female Diva, silky soulful phrasing, light rhythmic bounce] Golden light on the avenue Little red leaves in my dancing shoes Windows glow in a warmer hue And every corner feels brand new Coffee steam and an amber sky Cool little breeze as the people pass by Don’t know where, don’t know why But something good is walking by [Pre-Chorus] [Vocoder Female Vocal, robotic but warm, tight funky rhythm] Change is in the air Something everywhere Step into the light Autumn feels so right [Chorus] [Smooth Female Diva lead, joyful and powerful; Male Backing Chorus, funky call-and-response] OOPSTEMBER! [Men: Hey! Hey!] OOP-OOP-STEMBER! [Men: Aiya! Aiya!] OOPSTEMBER! [Men: Hey! Hey!] Let the new wind take you there! OOPSTEMBER! [Men: Woo! Come on!] OOP-OOP-STEMBER! [Men: Aiya! Aiya!] September, September Ooh-la-la, we’re dancing everywhere! [Post-Chorus] [Female Diva + Male Call-and-Response] Hey! [Men: Aiya!] Ha-ah! [Men: All right!] Oop-oop! [Men: OOPSTEMBER!] Turn around, turn around Let the autumn take you out! [Verse 2] [Smooth Female Diva, playful, sophisticated, increasingly energetic] Scarlet trees down the boulevard Soft gold shadows dancing in the park City lights waking one by one Like everybody knows what’s coming on New coat, new shoes, new state of mind Leave a little yesterday behind That gentle wind says, “Come with me” Tonight could be anything [Pre-Chorus] [Vocoder Female Vocal, layered, rising tension] Something in the air Something new is there Colors come alive Step into the night [Chorus] [Smooth Female Diva lead, bigger; Male Backing Chorus, punchy and celebratory] OOPSTEMBER! [Men: Hey! Hey!] OOP-OOP-STEMBER! [Men: Aiya! Aiya!] OOPSTEMBER! [Men: Woo! Woo!] Feel that autumn everywhere! OOPSTEMBER! [Men: Come on!] OOP-OOP-STEMBER! [Men: Aiya! Aiya!] September, September Ha-ah! We got something in the air! [Bridge] [Smooth Female Diva, sensual rhythmic ad-libs over stripped Afro groove] Mmm… golden Ooh… glowing Feel it, feel it The whole town’s turning One little breeze One little sign One little step And the night’s all mine [Men, distant rhythmic chant] Hey! Hey! Aiya! Aiya! Hey! Hey! Oop-oop-oop! [Final Chorus] [Smooth Female Diva soaring, Male Backing Chorus huge, festive call-and-response] OOPSTEMBER! [Men: HEY! HEY!] OOP-OOP-STEMBER! [Men: AIYA! AIYA!] OOPSTEMBER! [Men: WOO! COME ON!] New wind, new night, new love, new life! OOPSTEMBER! [Men: HEY! HEY!] OOP-OOP-STEMBER! [Men: AIYA! AIYA!] September, September Ooh! Ha-ah! Everybody come alive! [Outro] [Female Diva ad-libs + Male Backing Chorus] Oop-oop-oop… [Men: OOPSTEMBER!] Mmm, feel that breeze… [Men: OOPSTEMBER!] Something new is coming… Aiya! [Men: HEY!] OOPSTEMBER! September Ooh! Ha-ah! Everybody come alive! [Men: OOPSTEMBER!] Mmm, feel that breeze… [Men: OOPSTEMBER!] Something new is coming… Aiya! [Men: HEY!] OOPSTEMBER!
