FUGUE FOR TINHORNS

A: I got the horse right here, his name is Paul Revere and here's a guy who
B:
C:

A: says if the weather's clear, can do, can do. This guy says the horse
B:
C:

A: can do. If he says the horse can do, can do.
B:
C:

A: Can do, can do, can do this
B: I'm picking Valentine 'cause on the morning line, the guy has
C:

A: guy says the horse can do If he says the horse can
B: got him figured at five to nine. Has chance has
C: But look at Epitaph, he wins it

A: do, can do, can do, For Paul Revere
B: chance, this guy says the horse has chance. If he sa-
C: by a half, according to this hare in the Telegraph, Big threat,

A: I'll bite, I hear his foot's all right. Of course it all depends if it
B: yes the horse has chance, has chance, has
C: big threat, This guy calls the horse Big

A: rained last night. Likes mud, likes mud. This "X" means the horse
B: chance. I know it's Valentine, the morning works looks fine, besides
C: Threat. If he calls the horse big threat, big threat

A: likes mud. if that means the horse likes mud, likes
B: the jockey's brother's a friend of mine. Needs race, needs race this
C: Big threat. And just a minute boys, I got the feedbox noise. It

A: mud, likes mud, I tell you Paul Revere now this is
B: guy says the horse needs race. If he says the horse needs
C: says the great-grandfather was Equipoise, shows class, shows

A: no bum steer. It's from a handicapper that's real sincere. Can
B: race. Needs race, needs race. I go for
C: class. This guy says the horse shows class. If

A: do, can do. This guy says the horse can do. If
B: Valentine, 'cause on the morning line, the guy's got him figured at 5 to 9
C: he says the horse shows class, shows class. So make it

A: he says the horse can do, can do, can

B: has chance, has chance. This guy says the horse has
C: Epitaph. He wins it by a half, according to this hare in the

A: do. Paul Revere! I got the horse right here!
B: chance. Valentine! I got the horse right here!
C: Telegraph, Epitaph! I got the horse right here!

Transcribed by Martin Bernandersson

For those of you who want to sing the 'Fugue for Tinhorns' as a solo, I've typed out each part separately.

A's part:
I got a horse right here, his name is Paul Revere,
And here's a guy who says if the weather's clear,
can do, can do.
This guy says the horse can do.
If he says the horse can do, can do.
Can do, can do, can do.

For Paul Revere I'll bite,
I hear his foot's all right.
Of course it all depends if it rained last night.
Likes mud, Likes mud.
This 'X' means the horse likes mud.
If that means the horse likes mud,
likes mud, likes mud.

I tell you Paul Revere now this is no bum steer.
It's from a handicapper that's real sincere.
Can do, can do.
This guy says the horse can do.
if he says the horse can do, can do, can do.
Paul Revere! I got the horse right here!

B's part:
I'm picking Valentine, 'cause on the morning line,
the guy has got him figured at five to nine.
has chance, has chance, this guy says the horse has chance.
If he says the horse has chance, has chance, has chance.

I know it's Valentine, the morning works look fine,
Besides the jockey's brother's a friend of mine.
Needs race, needs race,
This guy says the horse needs race.
If he says the horse needs race,
Needs race, needs race.

I go for Valentine, 'cause on the morning line,
The guy's got him figured at 5 to 9,
Has chance, has chance,
This guy says the horse has chance.
Valentine! I got the horse right here!

C's part:
But look at Epitaph, he wins it by a half,
According to this hare in the Telegraph
Big threat, big threat,
This guy calls the horse big threat.
If he calls the horse big threat,
Big threat, big threat.

And just a minute boys,
I got the feedbax noise.
It says the great-grandfather was Equipoise,
Shows class, shows class.
This guy says the horse shows class.
If he says the horse shows class, shows class.
So make it Epitaph he wins it by a half,
According to this hare in the telegraph,
Epitaph! I got the horse right here!