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about
demo, 1981
written by Brian Woodbury & Bob Adams
lyrics
ELMA: Guess what?
STEVE: I can't guess what.
ELMA: Well, guess again!
STEVE: Oh, this ain't any fun.
ELMA: Guess what?
STEVE: I don't know. I give up. What?
ELMA:What's the beat, that's so sweet,
gonna sweep you off your feet?
What's the beat?
STEVE: I don't know. I give up.
ELMA: What's the song that the throng
has just got to sing along?
What's the song?
STEVE: I don't know. I give up.
ELMA: What's the noise?
STEVE: I don't know!
ELMA: What's the noise that I enjoys?
What's the noise?
ELMA: It's the boom
STEVE: It's the boom
ELMA: It's the boom
STEVE: Boom
BOTH: Of the broom
ELMA: It's the boom
STEVE: It's the boom
BOTH: It's the boom of the broom
It's the boom boom boom boom boom of the broom
STEVE: Say what?
ELMA: I told you what!
STEVE: Say it again.
ELMA: Oh, this ain't any fun.
STEVE: Say!
ELMA: Okay, okay!
STEVE: Tell me again, tell me again!
ALL: You got yo broom
Ya gotta use it
So sweep it
Keep it clean
If ya know what I mean
ELMA: It's the boom
ALL: Boom
ELMA: Of the broom
ALL: Broom
ELMA: It's the
ALL: Boom
ELMA: boom of the
ALL: Broom
ELMA: Broom
It's the
ALL: Boom
ELMA: Of the
ALL: Broom
BGD: Ya know what?
ELMA: No, what?
BGD: So what?
ELMA: Well, what do ya mean, "so what"?
ALL: it the boom of the broom, etc.
BGD: Guess what?
ELMA: That's what!
credits
from Some Philharmonic,
released June 20, 1983
lead vocs Elma Mayer & Steve Knopoff, bgd vocs Brian Woodbury, Tom Rettig & Deane Rettig; bass Brian Woodbury, drums David Friendly, guitar Tom Rettig, clavinet Elma Mayer, sax Chris Klich, trombone Steve Knopoff
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