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The Lip
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Louis Prima
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Down on the Mississippi River in a knockdo* dive
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I met a trumpet playin' character and Man alive!
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When he began to rip, he really played it from the hip
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And when I asked about his name, they told me, "That's 'The Lip'."
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Yip yip yip yip
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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
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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 him does he read
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He says, "I'll tell you, hon, I read a little bit but not enough to hurt me none."
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Yip yip yip yip.
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No one plays high notes like The Lip.
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I said The Lip.
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She must mean Ray Anthony, huh?
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I said The Lip.
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No, man, she means Harry James.
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I said The Lip.
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You mean Louis Prima.
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I said The Lip.
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Noo, LIP-er-ace.
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Yip yip yip yip
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No one plays high notes like The Lip.
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I never heard a trumpet player play a note so high
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And I had to coax a lot before The Lip would tell me why
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Then he took out a little jar that's labelled 'High-note Grease'
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And he rubs a little every night on his mouthpiece
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Yip yip yip yip
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No one plays high notes like The Lip.
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Listen here gal, are you kiddin' about all that 'high-note grease'?
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No, man, I swear, he had ten in his valise.
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Wha', you mean he goes to the drugstore and gets them from the medicine shelf?
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No, some cat's told me he makes it himself.
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Yip yip yip yip
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Tell us the secret of The Lip.
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Well..you take a bucketful of steam
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And a dozen rooster eggs
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And you mix 'em up gently with a bushel full of goldfish legs
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And ya hang 'em on a sky hook in the midnight sun
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Mmm and then you fry them until they're done.
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Yip yip yip yip
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That's the secret of The Lip
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