Luyện nghe bài hát Milton

Now, tell ya a tale that'll bust yer heart
That only a few knew, ta start
It all took place when our concert tour was at the SeaTac Hilton?
I'll ev'ry word's the Gospel truth
Got witnesses ta it, too,
'Cause we all toured with a fella by the a' Milton

Now was o-fficial tour director,
piano-playin' plug connector
An' the travel conductor
That we ever in our lives
He'd say "Whaddya mean, ya more rest?
"The world don't whether ya look yer best!
"Simply show up promptly at six A.M. your instruments ...and your wives!"

in sorta of "Bringing In The Sheaves" way]
Shall we at the airport?

He'd always arrive in the nick a'
A good five minutes ahead a' time
A-lookin' he'd been drug through a needle's eye
He'd stand there, and about ta choke
On his Egg McMuffin an' his Coke
An' then throw all the tickets on the counter and say
"Check the and let's fly!"
"Well, mean, this is too much weight?
"We only got pieces a' freight!
"And if it don't go, who's gonna explain it to our fan in Tacoma?"

We'd all get embarassed an' head for the
While Milton stood there, profane
But he always managed ta get on board ...in sort of a coma

When the were served up yonder...

Well, we at th' other end
All the trouble to commence again
Though Milton had ordered three station wagons, a pickup and a limo
And though he'd ahead to that Number Two
Cussin' an' fussin' an' blue
We'd end up with two Datsoons and a Pinto

Now Milton took all a' that in stride
Laid on the floor, an' an' cried
But we always up to him for hope and salvation
But we'd to the bottom a' trav'lers hell
When he'd us in a remote motel
And he'd grab the by his shirt an' tie an' say
"Whaddya mean, reservacines?"

Milton's bolder...

He'd shut in room one-oh-four
Let nobody in 'til he swept the
the lampshade, aligned the TV, fixed the faucet, called the promoter
"Well, mean we're the warmup show?
"You're me on! We're stars, ya know!
"And this ain't the way we was treated last summer at Six Over Dakota!
"Now we have a hunnert percent top billing,
"Two-thirds in advance, a' course, you silly!
"I'm we prefer a chauffered limosine and two air-conditioned dressing rooms, please.
"I'm what? Well, so's your wife! not? Well, to each his own.
"Beg pardon, it in my what? Well, really, Merle who?"

William Morris, us working...

Now, Milton was a good friend a' mine
An' we'd together on down that line
But there was one or two points over which we had to dee-bate
takin'-your-clothes-off-an'-hangin'-from-a-cross-in-front-a'-the-Tri-County-Fairgrounds
Is not necessarily an assurance that the crowd ain't gonna start throwin'
An' when ya at four for a five o'clock show
An' the stage ain't built an' no electricity
About all ya could do is sit on yer butt an' cut
However, you ol' Milton four strong bodies, a nine-foot grand, a beer and a cigarette
An' you just that show was gonna be ...outta state

Bringing in the
in the bread...

Now one night up in Washington
We didn't get for a show we'd done
An' poor ol' Milton couldn't live with that; his brain shorted out.
Well, he himself in the bathroom
An' when he didn't come out for an hour an' a half
We figgered that was wrong, but we had to remove all doubt
We transfixed in shock and horror
When we down that there bathroom door
And I I never see a sight like that again; no, I don't
There was nothin' to do but our eyes, an' bow our heads, an' vocalize
With a silent acapella hymn, for him

What a we had in Milton...

Now we're gettin' ready, come next
To put another tour together
And I'm sad to say ol' Milton a-gonna be with us
No, it gonna be exactly the same
they introduce us without his name
So Milton, wherever you are, we hope you us!
See, Milton has moved on down the
Over the rainbow, for gold
Yeah, he's up there where the lights is always on
But we can't forget that curly
last we saw him a-settin' there
Holdin' his tambourine, suckin' his thumb, an' asleep on the john