Sing A Study In Brown Lyrics - Manhattan Transfer

Picture this, rhythm n' happiness 

Souls in bliss 'n havin' fun 

(Oh, no) 

If you can't there's nothin' to it 

(Oh, no) 

I'm thinkin' I have t' paint you one 

I'm gonna paint a sepia panorama 

So full of life the painting will come alive 

Bathed in blues 'n full of drama 

An' all the swing they needed so they'd survive 

I'll add some tans an' yellow ocher 

Such soul, so full of rhythm 

An' then some orange t' tone up the black a bit 

My goal is to be with 'em 

Purple haze t' lull the smoker 

What swing? What syncopation? 

An cherry red t' loosen the back a bit 

That thing captured a nation 

An' then a mere patina of subtle green 

Get down with me 

You'll dig my 'Study In Brown' 

To lighten up the purple n' tone it down 

Get down with me 

Tell about it all over town 

A dancing glow 

To highlight the subtle scene 

Get down with me 

Dig how I'm paintin' the town 

An' there you'll have a 'Study In Brown' 

My 'Study In Brown' 

Well, git brown 

Oh yeah, brown is the pigment 

Well, git down 

Oh yeah, that's what cha' really meant clown 

Oh yeah, that's some study 

We're puttin' down 'A Study In Brown' 

That's why we're callin' it 'A Study In Brown!' 

Git brown 

Oh yeah, brown is the pigment 

N' git down 

Oh yeah, that's what cha' really meant 

Clown 

Oh yeah, that's some study 

Dig what I mean! It's in the scene 

What cha' talkin' 'bout? 

(Rhythm-a-ning) 

That's my scene rhythm n'dancin' 

(Rhythm-a-ning) 

you can add real romancin' 

(Yep) 

I'll come clean 

That's the way I like it 

Y' start real thin, then put some color in 

(Rhythm-a-ning) 

Fuschia hues blended with subtones 

(Rhythm-a-ning) 

Spread them blues, blarin' trombones 

(Yep) 

Paint that scene 

Just the way I like it 

A dab or two, that's how to do it 

Y' talkin' loud, hope people hear y' 

Hey dad! Mama's gonna git 'cha 

Soon as you git home 

Thats the ticket 

But where'd y' fin' th' wicket? 

I'm gonna paint a sepia panorama 

So full of life the painting will come alive 

Bathed in blues 'n full of drama 

An' all the swing they needed so they'd survive 

I'll add some tans an' yellow ocher 

Such soul! So full of rhythm 

An' then some orange t' tone up the black a bit 

My goal is to be with 'em 

Purple haze t' lull the smoker 

What swing? What syncopation? 

An cherry red t' loosen the back a bit 

That thing captured a nation 

An' then a mere patina of subtle green 

Get down with me 

You'll dig my study in brown 

To lighten up the purple n' tone it down 

Get down with me 

Tell about it all over town 

A dancing glow 

To highlight the subtle scene 

Get down with me 

Dig how I'm paintin' the town 

An' there you'll have a 'Study In Brown' 

My 'Study In Brown' 

Well, git brown 

Oh yeah, brown is the pigment 

Well, git down! 

Oh yeah, that's what cha' really meant clown 

Oh yeah, that's some study 

We're puttin' down 'A Study In Brown' 

That's why we're callin' it 'A Study In Brown'