Four Brothers (LP版) - The Manhattan Transfer

Composed by：JON HENDRIC

Take a seat and cool it 'cause unless you overrule it

We are ready to show you some blowin'

A rompin' and a stompin' is a lot of fun

Four brothers who are blowin' our horns

So settle down an' listen 'cause you don't know what you're missin'

And we're ready to give you a showin'

A movin' it an' groovin' it has just begun

Four brothers who are blowin' our horns

We got a little message that you're gonna enjoy

Ain't no sense in dodgin' the facts

So settle in your easy chair

An' if you ever had a care forget it

It's time to relax

We might as well admit it

We're the best that ever did it

But in case you ain't too sure a knowin'

We're gonna let you listen to us one by one

Four brothers who are blowin' our horns

How'd ya do I'm talkin' about you

It's very nice to know that you

Have really taken time to listen me blow

'Cause as sure as I'm born

I'm blowin' my horn

It's me baby I'm blowin' zootin' it up

And I hope you dig the sounds

I'm makin' more 'n any other

Now I must go for it's time for you

To listen to my other brother

I think the chick's talkin' 'bout me

So I'd better go an' see

I'm hip that she knows a horn is very best

To greet you

That's the reason I'm blowin' so snappily

I don't know what ya got

But it thrills me an' I hope to have a lot

'Cause it puts me in clover

So baby if you would like to dig

My other brother

You're gonna have to turn the record over

Hey hey hey

Who ya talkin' about Say who ya talkin' about

Did I hear you say you'd introduce

Your other brother

'Cause in case I heard you talkin'

About three that's me

Pleased to meet you how'd you do

How are you nothing is new

How is everything with you

Would you say

I leave this jazz up to my brother

Dig dig dig my long Island sound

I hope you're puttin' it down

You got me in a mood that's so romantic

If you notice you can dig this silly old act

Because I'm actin' so distracted

When I dig you

Pretty baby you will never know how much

I really dig you

You have got me so excited that

I goofed blowin' my horn

Ooh bop the news is gettin' around

We're really puttin' it down

We're glad of fact that you enjoy it

And we wish we had the time

To give you more thank you for the compliment

You told us we were better

Just as if we didn't know it

We're hip that we're the best

We're over all the rest

We're in the modern school

We always play it cool

We never play the fool

The honkers and the squeakers might be stealin' the show

But we don't go for that so while we blow

Hi-ho lackadaise for it's a natural fact

I ain't no kin but

I would like to get in the act

Well get outta here

Get outta here

Get outta here now

Fellas we appreciate him makin' you mad

But we must ask you to apologize

Because after all he's in our band

Four brothers four brothers four brothers

Although we sound like more

Four brothers four brothers four brothers

We're really only four

We like to blow but we don't know how time can fly

And how our cares pass away

We wish the time would never go so

We could take our time

An' blow 'til judgment day

Four brothers four brothers four brothers

Now just one final word

I'd like to know you and I hope

I don't forget you

It's really a pleasure and I hope

I don't look silly to you

I'm hopin' the story that

I told did not upset you

Sorry now in conclusion were you hoping

That you heard four

So just before we go we want you to know

We're glad you let us show you how

We always end up with that jazz

We don't call for back up on the road

Oh oh