What are the lyrics to Danny kaye's It's a quiet town?

Answer 1

"It's a Quiet Town" vocals by the Andrews Sisters & Danny Kaye

The song has some segments of spoken word, so I'm posting a descriptive version of the song lyrics, followed by only the vocals. AS signifies the Andrews Sisters, DK signifies Danny Kaye.

"It's A Quiet Town"

AS : Shhhhhhh.... Shhhhhhhhh

Blaring music from trumpets, horns, drums etc

DK speaking: I wouldn't play that loud if I was you, boys.

Music continues, subdued now

DK speaking:

That's more like it. Now as sheriff of this here county I'm gonna have to insist on a little bit of peace & quiet around here, do ya understand?

DK bellowing : QUIET!!!!!!!

4 beats on drum, sounding like gunshots

AS singing:

It's a quiet town here in Crossbone County,

It's as quiet here as a burial ground

You can settle down here in Crossbone County

Anyone will build you a permanent mound.

They measure you for size here.

(DK speaking) Coffin

Everybody dies here

(DK speaking:) Often

AS: If you plan to get much older, keep one eye behind your shoulder

DK bellowing : QUIET!!!

AS: This is a quiet town

DK talking: Now boys, I don't mind you cattle rustling... I don't mind you stealing chickens...BUT WE GOTTA HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PEACE & QUIET AROUND HERE!!

DK singing loudly & badly: It's a quiet town here in Crossbone county

AS: Shhhhhhhhhhhh

DK speaking: Pardon me, I lost my head

DK singing:

It's a quiet town here in Crossbone county

Where you only hear an occasional noise

Everyone is friends so expect some horseplay

They may shoot you dead but they're wonderful boys.

Saloon is where they linger

AS: Steady

With a trigger finger

AS: Ready

Firewater very risky

Rattlesnake with every whiskey

QUIET!!!!

AS: This is a quiet town

DK speaking:

Hand me my instrument will ya boy? ( loud vocal sound effect of him spitting into a spitoon)

Ready here we go

Well one and two and

DK starts making sound effects of mouth harp twanging

AS singing (with twanging by Kaye in background):

It's a quiet town nestled in the canyon

Everybody here is at peace with the world

And the few who ain't

Rest assured they'll soon be

Just a careless move gets your cranium curled

He's headed for the border

DK yodeling: Yodel odel odel odel lay he who

AS:

Will keep law & order

DK yodeling: Yodel lay he he he he he hooo

AS:

Once we had some vigilantes

They got too big for their panties

DK: QUIET!!!!!!

AS:

This is a quiet town

AS & DK:

This is a quiet town

Drum beat sounding like gunshot, 1st Andrews Sister moans & remains silent

This is a quiet town

Drum beat sounding like gunshot, 2nd Andrews sister moans & remains silent

This is a quiet town

Drum beat sounding like gunshot, 3rd Andrews sister moans & remains silent, Kaye continues singing

This is a quiet town

Drum beat sounding like gunshot, Kaye chuckling:

Hee hee you missed me

Horn section blares, drum gunshot again

Kaye: Got me

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now just the lyrics & spoken words

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Shhhhhhh.... Shhhhhhhhh

I wouldn't play that loud if I was you, boys.

That's more like it. Now as sheriff of this here county I'm gonna have to insist on a little bit of peace & quiet around here, do ya understand?QUIET!!!!!!!

It's a quiet town here in Crossbone County,

It's as quiet here as a burial ground

You can settle down here in Crossbone County

Anyone will build you a permanent mound.

They measure you for size here.

Coffin

Everybody dies here

Often

If you plan to get much older, keep one eye behind your shoulder

QUIET!!!

This is a quiet town

Now boys, I don't mind you cattle rustling... I don't mind you stealing chickens...BUT WE GOTTA HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PEACE & QUIET AROUND HERE!!

IT'S A QUIET TOWN HERE IN CROSSBONE COUNTY

Shhhhhhhhhhhh

Pardon me, I lost my head

It's a quiet town here in Crossbone county

Where you only hear an occasional noise

Everyone is friends so expect some horseplay

They may shoot you dead but they're wonderful boys.

Saloon is where they linger

Steady

With a trigger finger

Ready

Firewater very risky

Rattlesnake with every whiskey

QUIET!!!!

This is a quiet town

Hand me my instrument will ya boy?

Ready here we go

Well one and two and

It's a quiet town nestled in the canyon

Everybody here is at peace with the world

And the few who ain't

Rest assured they'll soon be

Just a careless move gets your cranium curled

He's headed for the border

Yodel odel odel odel lay he who

Will keep law & order

Yodel lay he he he he he hooo

Once we had some vigilantes

They got too big for their panties

QUIET!!!!!!

This is a quiet town

This is a quiet town

This is a quiet town

This is a quiet town

This is a quiet town

Hee hee you missed me

Got me