Ida and the Brass Man

musical theater, swing, big band, male and female duet

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[Intro]
[upright bass, piano, and drums enter with a walking swing feel]
[brass stabs]
(Laughing)
[brass swell]
Ah!

[Verse 1]
[Male vocals]
I was sipping my coffee, minding my own [brass accent]
When a trumpet went [trumpet blast] wah! right into my ear
So loud and alone
I turned around, there he stood
All shiny brass and big brass smile
Sorry ma'am, he said, I was just warming up for a while
[piano glissando]

[Chorus]
[Male and female vocals]
Now he's following me, playing tunes at my door
Serenading the cat, toot-to-loop once more
He says Ida you're the one with a honk and a wink
And I'm thinking this man's on a toot-to-loop spree
I might just sink

[Verse 2]
[Male vocals]
He played Happy Birthday when I went to the store [brass stabs]
Scared the baker, made the pigeons all soar
In the library, he tried a soft shh-shh tone
But the librarian yelled, sir, this is not a horn zone!

[Instrumental Break]
[fast-paced brass melody with syncopated drum fills]
[piano solo with walking bass]
[scat vocal ad-libs]

[Bridge]
[Male vocals]
Hey! Ha!
[brass section build-up]
Hey-oh, hey-oh, hey-oh, hey!
[drum fill]

[Verse 3]
[Female vocals]
Now the whole town knows he's my very own band
Playing Good Morning Ida as I brush my hair
Even in the shower I hear him outside, doo-doo-doo
So I open the window and yell, come in, let's do it, it's true

[Outro]
[Male and female vocals]
Now he's following me, playing tunes at my door
Serenading the cat, toot-to-loop once more
He says Ida you're the one with a honk and a wink
And I'm thinking this man's on a toot-to-loop spree
I might just sink! Yeah!
[brass fanfare]
So if you hear a trumpet and a lady's laugh
Coming from a house with a fenced-in path
That's us making music, a little bit mad
Just Ida and her brass and that's all we need, it's glad!
It's glad!
[final brass chord and piano flourish]

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[Intro] [upright bass, piano, and drums enter with a walking swing feel] [brass stabs] (Laughing) [brass swell] Ah! [Verse 1] [Male vocals] I was sipping my coffee, minding my own [brass accent] When a trumpet went [trumpet blast] wah! right into my ear So loud and alone I turned around, there he stood All shiny brass and big brass smile Sorry ma'am, he said, I was just warming up for a while [piano glissando] [Chorus] [Male and female vocals] Now he's following me, playing tunes at my door Serenading the cat, toot-to-loop once more He says Ida you're the one with a honk and a wink And I'm thinking this man's on a toot-to-loop spree I might just sink [Verse 2] [Male vocals] He played Happy Birthday when I went to the store [brass stabs] Scared the baker, made the pigeons all soar In the library, he tried a soft shh-shh tone But the librarian yelled, sir, this is not a horn zone! [Instrumental Break] [fast-paced brass melody with syncopated drum fills] [piano solo with walking bass] [scat vocal ad-libs] [Bridge] [Male vocals] Hey! Ha! [brass section build-up] Hey-oh, hey-oh, hey-oh, hey! [drum fill] [Verse 3] [Female vocals] Now the whole town knows he's my very own band Playing Good Morning Ida as I brush my hair Even in the shower I hear him outside, doo-doo-doo So I open the window and yell, come in, let's do it, it's true [Chorus] [Male and female vocals] Now he's following me, playing tunes at my door Serenading the cat, toot-to-loop once more He says Ida you're the one with a honk and a wink And I'm thinking this man's on a toot-to-loop spree I might just sink [Outro] [Male and female vocals] Now he's following me, playing tunes at my door Serenading the cat, toot-to-loop once more He says Ida you're the one with a honk and a wink And I'm thinking this man's on a toot-to-loop spree I might just sink! Yeah! [brass fanfare] So if you hear a trumpet and a lady's laugh Coming from a house with a fenced-in path That's us making music, a little bit mad Just Ida and her brass and that's all we need, it's glad! It's glad! [final brass chord and piano flourish]

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