TWIST, MISTER BLUES!

[Grand Instrumental Opening] [Marimba introduces a playful melody] [Conga and bongo rhythm enters] [Rolling piano answers] [Walking bass, handclaps and tambourine] [Trumpets and saxophones announce the finale] [Spoken Female Announcer] Ladies and gentlemen... He lost his frown. He found his rhythm. And somebody gave him a pair of yellow dancing shoes! [Adult Choir] Mister Blues! [Deep Mister Blues] That’s Mister Dancing Blues to you! [Verse 1 – Female Contralto] He used to walk slowly with his eyes on the ground Carrying seventeen worries all over town Now he hears a trumpet and he starts to grin Before the band is ready, he is twisting again! [Deep Mister Blues] I left my old suitcase at Rhythm Station Now I’m the happiest man in the dancing nation! [Male Quartet] Look at those shoes! Look at him move! [Female Lead] Stand back, everybody— He has found his groove! [Chorus – Full Ensemble] Twist, Mister Blues, twist! Show us what we nearly missed Turn those shoulders, move those shoes Dance away the last of those blues! [Adult Choir] Round and round, then back again Everybody shout, “Let’s twist again!” [Mister Blues] No more sorrow, no more sitting Keep that happy rhythm spinning! [Instrumental Twist Break] [Marimba and piano trade melodies] [Conga answers the snare] [Bright guitar plays rhythmic chords] [Baritone saxophone adds a bouncing riff] [Verse 2 – Mister Blues] I tried one turn and I stumbled on my hat I tried two turns and nearly stepped upon the cat I tried three turns and the room began to cheer Now I’ve been twisting for almost half a year! [Female Lead] Almost half a year? [Mister Blues] Well... since quarter past eight! [Female Trio] Keep moving, Mister— The twist won’t wait! [Chorus – Mister Blues and Choir] Twist, Mister Blues, twist! Show us what we nearly missed Turn those shoulders, move those shoes Dance away the last of those blues! [Adult Choir] Round and round, then back again Everybody shout, “Let’s twist again!” [Mister Blues] No more sorrow, no more sitting Keep that happy rhythm spinning! [Latin Percussion Solo] [Drums become lighter] [Congas and bongos trade patterns] [Cowbell and handclaps answer] [Marimba joins the percussion] [Short full-band accent] [Tenor and Baritone Saxophone Duel] [Tenor saxophone plays a joyful rising phrase] [Baritone saxophone answers with a comic low riff] [They exchange shorter and faster phrases] [Trumpets finish the duel] [Verse 3 – Female Contralto] The ladies started laughing when he crossed the floor The gentlemen applauded, then they shouted for more The drummer changed the rhythm, the piano changed the key But Mister Blues kept twisting like a ship upon the sea [Mister Blues] A ship? [Female Trio] A very stylish ship! [Mister Blues] Then clear the dance floor— I’m taking another trip! [Comedy Dance Breakdown] [Bass and finger snaps only] [Female Lead] Mister Blues, can you turn to the right? [Mister Blues] All day long and half the night! [Female Lead] Can you turn to the left? [Mister Blues] I’ll give it my best! [Female Lead] Can you dance on one shoe? [Mister Blues] Now you’re asking too much of Mister Blues! [Everyone Laughs] [Fast drum fill] [Full band returns] [Piano and Guitar Solo] [Rolling boogie piano takes the melody] [Hollow-body guitar answers] [Walking bass becomes more melodic] [Hammond organ swells underneath] [Piano glissando into the finale] [Series Finale Medley] [Female Lead] First we learned to turn, twist and smile [Male Quartet] The twist wouldn’t wait—not even for a while! [Female Trio] We danced those twisting blues away [Adult Choir] Then twisted to the sun at the start of the day! [Female Lead] And who came running in his yellow dancing shoes? [Everyone] Our one and only Mister Blues! [Grand Final Chorus – Key Change] Twist, Mister Blues, twist! You’re the star we couldn’t resist Turn those shoulders, move those shoes You’re the king of rhythm-and-blues! [Adult Choir] Round and round, then back again Everybody shout, “Let’s twist again!” [Mister Blues] Call the trumpet, call the band I’m the happiest twister in the land! [Final Chorus – Faster and Larger] Twist, Mister Blues, twist! Give the whole room one more twist Clap your hands and stamp your shoes Nobody can stop Mister Blues! [Female Trio] Let’s twist again! [Male Quartet] And again! [Adult Choir] Let’s twist again, my friends! [Mister Blues] If the music keeps playing... I may never stop! [Extended Grand Instrumental Outro] [Trumpets and trombones play a celebratory fanfare] [Tenor saxophone performs the chorus melody] [Marimba sparkles above the walking bass] [Piano, guitar and Hammond organ trade short phrases] [Adult choir sings joyful wordless harmonies] [Congas, handclaps and tambourine gradually reduce] [Baritone saxophone plays one final comic low note] [Mister Blues – Spoken] Same time tomorrow? [Everyone] LET’S TWIST AGAIN! [Grand clean final chord] [End]