Lyrics

VERONICA & the QUARTET: In the evening by the moonlight, you should drop You folks should drop down to the old barbershop VERONICA: Old barbershop... Down in the great big rathskeller Where a swell colored fella By the name of Bill Jefferson Lord QUARTET: played the piano while he'd sing a song VERONICA: Mmm-mmm QUARTET: He just sang and played the whole night long VERONICA: Till...one night a starry-eyed lady They call lovable Sadie heard him playing that barbershop chord QUARTET: When he finished Sadie drew a sigh QUARTET: Everytime that she would catch his eye she'd cry... VERONICA: Mr. Jefferson Lord QUARTET: Ooh-wah VERONICA: play the barbershop chord QUARTET: Ooh-wah VERONICA: that soothing harmony QUARTET: Ba da da da VERONICA: it makes an ALL 5: awful, awful, awful hit with me VERONICA: Play that strain QUARTET: Ahhh VERONICA: just to please me again QUARTET: ahhh VERONICA: 'Cause, Mister, when you start that minor part I feel your fingers slippin' and a-grippin' my heart QUARTET: Oh, Mr. Lord ALL 5: Play the barbershop chord GUY from QUARTET: Mr. Jefferson Lord VERONICA: Thomas Jefferson Lord GUY from QUARTET: play that barbershop chord VERONICA: play the barbershop chord QUARTET: that soothing harmony VERONICA: sweet harmony ALL 5: makes a terrible, terrible, terrible QUARTET: terr-boo-hoo-hoo-hoo (this is said while Veronica is still singing terrible) VERONICA: hit with me QUARTET: Play that strain VERONICA: Play that strain QUARTET: just to please me again VERONICA: Just to please me again 'Cause, Mister, when you start that minor part I feel your fingers slippin' and a-grippin' my heart