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THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER lyrics : "Sassy"

(Music by Janis Siegel & Bill Bodine; Lyrics by Janis Siegel &
Cheryl Bentyne)
Dig!

Y' really wanna flip your lid?
Try and give a listen to the singer
Hip or square, dig her wares

When money's stiff
She's thrivin' on a riff
She turns the major

Into minor cool
In her town she's reknown,
She's their crowl jewel of jazz


She's brazen, simply amazin'
(When she sings)

Her phrasin's jus' like a saxophone
(Misty eyes)


Workin' in the daytime, jammin'
Ev'ry night («til the broad daylight)
Blowin' over changes that would

Give mos' gals a fright
People call her Sassy,
That's her attitude

Actin' like the devil but
When she sings her blues
Y' know what she's goin' through


She's hurtin', I'm certain,
She jus' can't say it

Wings, when she sings
Body, soul, she's in control


Dig!
Watch Sassy take another swig
Now she's gettin' evil

With her people
Cigarette, final set
Don' wanna miss her

Prelude to a Kiss
Ev'n the trumpet player's
Smilin' now

She's walkin' the line, scattin' in
Rhyme, she's a divine jewel of jazz


She's brazen, simply amazin'
(When she sings)
Her phrasin's jus' like a saxophone

(Misty eyes)

Workin' in the daytime, jammin'

Ev'ry night («til the broad daylight)
Hangin' with the fellas
Can't quite quench her appetite

People call her Sassy
Coz she knows her mind
Someday she'll be famous and

Leave the grind behind
She knows what she wants t' do


She knows it, an' shows it,
The girl can't help it
Swings when she sings

Body, soul, she's in control

Workin' in the daytime, jammin'

Ev'ry night («til the broad daylight)
Hangin' with the fellas
â?¹til she's ready to ignite

People call her Sassy
Coz she knows her mind
Someday when she's famous,

She'll leave the grind behind
She knows what she wants t'do


[Repeat Bass Solo]

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