Give the Boy a Dollar

from Play the Part by Phil and the Flying Leap

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lyrics

Give the boy a dollar
If he’s treating you good
Give the boy a dollar
If you feel like you should
And if your heart flew fast
From out its cage
Give the boy a dollar
When he’s leaving the stage

Give the boy a dollar
If the rhythm was slick
Give the boy a dollar
If the lyric was quick
And if you lost yourself
Upon his page
Give the boy a dollar
When he’s leaving the stage

Refreshingly so uncomplicated!
As natural as learning to dance!
If you enjoy what someone created
Don’t just stay in your seat
Better get on your feet
And go over and give him a chance

Give the boy a dollar
If your ears are alive
Give the boy a dollar
So the music can thrive
If you remarked “how complex for his age,”
Give the boy a dollar
When he’s leaving the stage
And if you found your way to disengage
Then give the boy a dollar
When he’s leaving the stage
And if you turned yourself around his phrase
Give the boy a dollar
When he’s leaving the stage

Because to live you need a living wage (It’s true)
Give the boy a dollar
Or he’s leaving the stage

credits

from Play the Part, released December 10, 2021
Produced by Forrest Pettengill and Phil Berman
Arranged by Brandon Wilkins
Engineered by Joel Edinberg at Q Division Studios and Zumix
Mixed by Noah Georgeson
Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering, Boston, MA
Assistant Mastering Engineer Maria Rice

Phil Berman - Vocals, guitar, music and lyrics
Forrest Pettengill - Upright bass, washboard
Sue Buzzard - Violin

Mike Valdez - Piano
Brandon Wilkins - Clarinet

Dave Brophy - Drums

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New Americana Vaudeville music made proudly in Massachusetts, USA.

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