seventy-six trombones

Seventy-Six Trombones
Meredith Willson 
(from the 1957 play (& film) "The Music Man")

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      Seventy-six trombones led the big parade 
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With a hundred and ten cornets close at hand--
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They were followed by rows and rows of the finest virtuos-os; 
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the cream of every famous band. 

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Seventy six trombones caught the morning sun 
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With a hundred and ten cornets right behind 
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There were more than a thousand reeds springing up like weeds, 
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And horns of every shape and kind!
 
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There were copper bottom tym-pan-i  in  horse platoons
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Thundering, thundering, all along the way 
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Double bell euphon -i -ums 
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     and big bassoons 
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Each bassoon--     having his big fat say. 

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There were fifty mounted cannon in the bat -tery 
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Thundering, thundering, louder than before 
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Clarinets of every size 
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     and trumpeters who'd improvise 
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 A full octave higher than the score! 

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       Seventy six trombones hit the counter point 
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While a hundred and ten cornets played the air 
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To the rhythm of 'Harch Harch Harch!' 
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     All the kids began to march
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And they're marching still, right today!

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