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Doctor Sparkles: Music

Swingtown (Alphabet in Reverse)

(Doctor Sparkles)
Doctor Sparkles = KPB (vocals + tenor ukulele + trombone) x
Don Beck (trumpet) x Mad Duran (tenor sax) x Rodrigo Santic (alto sax) x Jim Dower (piano) x Ron Subeh(upright bass) x Darick Felter (drums)
Copyright 2008 Kevin Patrick Baiko

Now if you ever get down to Swingtown, all the drinks are gonna be on me
Just be sure to get your head upon your bed without the law getting in between
You see the police all down in Swingtown uphold the alphabet in reverse
And they love each letter of the law, so you might wanna rehearse

Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A
Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A

F: Where have you been?
M: I was headin home and the oogly boogly man wave me over…
F: Um-hum, then what he say?
M: He aks, “Boy, you been drinkin?” I say, “Nah-sa, I’m sober”
He say, “Then why not walk this line…
F: You better start walkin dis line!
M: And say the alphabet in reverse?” Then I think of Doctor Sparkles…
F: Ummm… He fine.
M: How he warn me to rehearse, so I say…

Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A

Now if you ever get down to Swingtown, all the drinks are gonna be on me
Just be sure to get your head upon your bed without the law getting in between
You see the police all down in Swingtown uphold the alphabet in reverse
And they love each letter of the law, so you might wanna rehearse

Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A
Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A
Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A
Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A