The Manhattan Transfer Four Brothers lyrics

Take a seat, 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 'n 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

You might as well admit it, we're the best that ever did it
But in case you ain't too sure o' knowin'
We're gonna let you listen to us one by one
Four brothers who are blowin' our horns

How'd ya do? Talkin' about you
It's very nice to know that
You have really taken time to listen to me blow
'Cause as sure as I'm born, I'm blowin' my horn
Listen't' 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, I'd better go 'n see
I'm hip that she knows a horn is very much 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, 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 and that's me
Pleased to meet you, how'd you do, how are you?
Nothin's new, how is everything with you?
What you say, I leave this jazz up to my sister

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 noticed you can take this silly old actin'

'Cause 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

Boop, bop, the news is gettin' around
We're really puttin' it down
We're glad, in fact, to know that you enjoy that
And we wish, we had the time to give you more

Thank you for the compliment
You told us we were better just as though 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, lackaday, boy, 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 it 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 an hour can 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
And now just one final word

Happy to know you, hope I don't forget you
It's really a pleasure, hope I don't silly to you
Hopin' the story did not upset you
Sorry, now we're conclusion we are hoping that you heard four

So just before we go, we do want you to know
We're glad you let us show you how we always end up with that jazz
We don't go for braggin' but, we're blowin' our own horn