Manhattan Transfer - Sing A Study In Brown Lyrics
Intro:Picture this: rhythm n happinessSouls in bliss n havin fun(oh no)If you cant theres nothin to it(oh no)Im thinkin I have t paint you oneVerse:Im gonna paint a sepia panoramaSo full of life the painting will come aliveBathed in blues n full of dramaAn all the swing they needed so theyd surviveIll add some tans an yellow ocherSuch soul! so full of rhythmAn then some orange t tone up the black a bitMy goal is to be with emPurple haze t lull the smokerWhat swing! what syncopationAn cherry red t loosen the back a bitThat thing captured a nationAn then a mere patina of subtle greenGet down with me - youll dig my study in brownTo lighten up the purple n tone it downGet down with me - tell about it all over townA dancing glow to highlight the subtle sceneGet down with me - dig how Im paintin the townAn there youll have a study in brownMy study in brownWell, git brown!Oh yeah, brown is the pigmentWell, git down!Oh yeah, thats what cha really meantClown!Oh yeah, thats some studyWere puttin down a study in brownCoda: (thats why were callin it, a study in brown!)Git brown!Oh yeah, brown is the pigmentN git down!Oh yeah, thats what cha really meantClown!Oh yeah, thats some studyDig what I mean! its in the sceneGuitar soloWhat cha talkin bout?(rhythm-a-ning)Thats my scene rhythm ndancin(rhythm-a-ning)You can add real romancin(yep!)Ill come clean,Thats the way I like itY start real thin, then put some color in(rhythm-a-ning)Fuschia hues blended with subtones(rhythm-a-ning)Spread them blues, blarin trombones(yep!)Paint that sceneJust the way I like itA dab or two - thats how to do it.Piano soloY talkin loud, hope people hear yGuitar soloHey dad! mamas gonn git cha soon as you git home!Piano soloThats the ticketBut whered yfin th wicket?Repeat from verse to coda
