Look Inside: GIG BOOK PRICE: $49.00 Back To The Top	GIG BOOK by David Littlefield
The large print, 4-bar-to-the-line format prevents putting lyrics right under the staves. Littlefield put lyrics at the bottom of the pages where space permitted. However, many of the best vocal tunes and female vocal show-pieces, are verse-chorus tunes with insufficient space on the page. He provides these, on separate sheets, FREE via e-mail when you place your order. The lyrics are formatted to reflect the measures in the tunes, for correct phrasing. NOTE: No paper copies are available. Available by e-mail only. Below is a typical lyric page arrangement, designed to accompany the sample tune page. Darktown Strutters’ Ball Verse 1. \|I’ve got some good news honey, An invitation to the Darktown ball. It’s a Very swell af- fair//all the high class will be there. I’ll wear my High silk hat and a frock tail coat. You wear your Paris gown and your new silk shawl. There Ain’t no doubt a- bout it babe, we’ll be the best dressed in the Hall.//I’ll be --------------------- 2. We’ll meet our High-toned neighbors, an exhibition of the baby dolls, and each one will do their best,// just to outclass all the rest. And there’ll be Dancers from ev’ry foreign land. The classic, buck and swing, and the wooden clog. We’ll Win that fifty dollar prize, when we step out and walk the dog./// ------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORUS Down to get you in a taxi, honey, you better be dressed about half past eight.\| Now dearie don’t be late, I want to be there when the the band starts playing. Re- Member when we get there honey, the two-steps I’m goin’ to have ‘em all. Going to Dance out both my shoes,/\|\|When they play the “Jelly Roll Blues”\|\| to- Morrow night at the darktown strutters’ ball./// /\|\|\|

Look Inside:

GIG BOOK

PRICE: $49.00

Back To The Top

GIG BOOK by David Littlefield

The large print, 4-bar-to-the-line format prevents putting lyrics right under the staves. Littlefield put lyrics at the bottom of the pages where space permitted. However, many of the best vocal tunes and female vocal show-pieces, are verse-chorus tunes with insufficient space on the page. He provides these, on separate sheets, FREE via e-mail when you place your order. The lyrics are formatted to reflect the measures in the tunes, for correct phrasing.

NOTE: No paper copies are available. Available by e-mail only.

Below is a typical lyric page arrangement, designed to accompany the sample tune page.

Darktown Strutters’ Ball

Verse
1. |I’ve got some good news honey,
An invitation to the Darktown ball. It’s a

Very swell af- fair//all the high class will be there. I’ll wear my

High silk hat and a frock tail coat. You
wear your Paris gown and your new silk shawl. There

Ain’t no doubt a-     bout it babe, we’ll be the
best dressed in the    Hall.//I’ll be
---------------------
2. We’ll meet our    High-toned neighbors,
an exhibition of the     baby dolls, and each

one will do their best,// just to outclass all the rest. And there’ll be

Dancers from ev’ry foreign land. The
classic, buck and swing, and the wooden clog. We’ll

Win that fifty     dollar prize, when we step    out and walk the    dog.///
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CHORUS
Down to get you in a     taxi, honey, you
better be dressed about     half past eight.|

Now dearie don’t be late, I want to
be there when the the band starts playing. Re-

Member when we get there honey, the
two-steps I’m goin’ to have ‘em all. Going to

Dance out both my shoes,/||When they
play the “Jelly Roll Blues”|| to-

Morrow night at the darktown strutters’ ball./// /|||