sing a study in brown

picture this: rhythm 'n' happiness

souls in bliss 'n' havin' fun

if you can't there's nothin' to it

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"