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| − | Talented American trumpeter who specialized in hitting impressive high notes, and thr the subject of the 1956 song "The Lip" by Louis Prima and Keely Smith. | + | Talented American jazz trumpeter who specialized in hitting impressive high notes, and thr 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. |
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 | ||
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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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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 | ||
Revision as of 07:17, 23 August 2021
Talented American jazz trumpeter who specialized in hitting impressive high notes, and thr 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.
