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| − | Talented American trumpeter who specialized in hitting impressive high notes, and | + | Talented American jazz trumpeter who specialized in hitting impressive high notes, and the subject of the 1956 song "The Lip" by Louis Prima and Keely Smith. |
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| + | He's got a tone that's reminiscent of a boy named [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bix_Beiderbecke Bix]. | ||
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| + | He plays so high that only dogs can hear him, just for kicks. | ||
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And when I asked about his name, they told me, "That's 'The Lip'." | And when I asked about his name, they told me, "That's 'The Lip'." | ||
Yip yip yip yip | Yip yip yip yip | ||
| − | No one plays high notes like The Lip | + | No one plays high notes like The Lip. |
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He's got a tone that's reminiscent of a boy named Bix | He's got a tone that's reminiscent of a boy named Bix | ||
He plays so high that only dogs can hear him, just for kicks | He plays so high that only dogs can hear him, just for kicks | ||
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Yip yip yip yip | Yip yip yip yip | ||
No one plays high notes like The Lip | No one plays high notes like The Lip | ||
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I said The Lip | I said The Lip | ||
She must mean Ray Anthony, huh? | She must mean Ray Anthony, huh? | ||
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Yip yip yip yip | Yip yip yip yip | ||
No one plays high notes like The Lip | No one plays high notes like The Lip | ||
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I never heard a trumpet player play a note so high | I never heard a trumpet player play a note so high | ||
And I had to coax a lot before The Lip would tell me why | And I had to coax a lot before The Lip would tell me why | ||
Then he took out a little jar that's labeled 'High-note Grease' | Then he took out a little jar that's labeled 'High-note Grease' | ||
| − | And he rubs a little every night on his mouthpiece | + | And he rubs a little every night on his mouthpiece. |
Yip yip yip yip | Yip yip yip yip | ||
No one plays high notes like The Lip | No one plays high notes like The Lip | ||
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Listen here gal, are you kiddin' about all that 'high-note grease'? | Listen here gal, are you kiddin' about all that 'high-note grease'? | ||
No, man, I swear, he had ten in his valise | No, man, I swear, he had ten in his valise | ||
Wha', you mean he goes to the drugstore and gets them from the medecine shelf? | Wha', you mean he goes to the drugstore and gets them from the medecine shelf? | ||
| − | No, some cat told me he makes it himself | + | No, some cat told me he makes it himself. |
Yip yip yip yip | Yip yip yip yip | ||
Tell us the secret of The Lip | Tell us the secret of The Lip | ||
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Well..you take a bucketful of steam | Well..you take a bucketful of steam | ||
And a dozen rooster eggs | And a dozen rooster eggs | ||
And you mix 'em up gently with a bushel full of goldfish legs | And you mix 'em up gently with a bushel full of goldfish legs | ||
And ya hang 'em on a sky hook in the midnight sun | And ya hang 'em on a sky hook in the midnight sun | ||
| − | Mmm and then you fry them until they're done | + | Mmm and then you fry them until they're done. |
Yip yip yip yip | Yip yip yip yip | ||
That's the secret of The Lip | That's the secret of The Lip | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQKz2Giaj7Y | ||
| − | + | [[Category:1956|Lip,The]] | |
| + | [[Category:Songs|Lip,The]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Fictional trumpeters|Lip,The]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Jazz|Lip,The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:18, 23 August 2021
Talented American jazz trumpeter who specialized in hitting impressive high notes, and the subject of the 1956 song "The Lip" by Louis Prima and Keely Smith.
He's got a tone that's reminiscent of a boy named Bix.
He plays so high that only dogs can hear him, just for kicks.
