Get Out Of Town

Transcript

Transcript

Get out of town
Before it's too late, my love
Get out of town
Be good to me please
Why wish me harm
Why not retire to a farm
And be contented to charm
The birds off the trees
Just disappear
I care for you much too much
And when you are near, close to me, dear
We touch too much
The thrill when we meet is so bittersweet
That darling, it's getting me down
So on your mark, get set
Get out of town

Get out of town
Be good to me please my love

Get out of town
Be good to me please
Why wish me harm
Why not retire to a farm
And be contented to charm
The birds off the trees
Just disappear
I care for you much too much
And when you are near, close to me, dear
We touch too much
The thrill when we meet is so bittersweet
Darling, it's getting me down
So on your mark, get set
Get, get, get out of town

Get out of here

Get out of town

Get out of town

Get out of town

Description

This popular song was written by Cole Porter, a legendary composer of the Great American Songbook, in 1938 for the musical Leave It To Me!. The introductory verse of this arrangement, a somber piano and voice duo, helps bridge the feelings of initial betrayal into a bubbling rage once the horns come in, and "Get Out Of Town" becomes an expletive. Percussionist Jafet Perez is heavily featured "talking" with his drums in Afro-Cuban rhythm before the band swings out for the last refrain.

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