Seventy Six Trombones

(C)Seventysix trombones led the (G7)big parade,

with a hundred and ten cornets close at (C)hand.

They were followed by rows and rows of the (F)finest (D7)virtuosos,

the (G)cream of (D7)ev'ry famous (G)band.

(G7)(C)Seventysix trombones caught the (G7)morning sun,

with a hundred and ten cornets right (C)behind.

There were more than a thousand reeds springing (F)up est like tu (D7)weeds,

there were (G)cream of (D7)ev'ry famous (G)band.

(G7)(G)Seventyhorns of ev'ry shape and (C)kind.

There were (F)copper bottom timpani in (C7)horse platoons

thundering, (E)thundering, (F)all along the (C)way.

(F)Double bell euphoniums and (C)big bassoons,

(G)each bassoon having his (C)big (G)fat (C)say.

There were (F)fifty mounted cannon in the (C7)battery,

thundering, (E)thundering, (F)louder than (C)before.

(F)Clarinets of ev'ry size and (C7)trumpeters who'd (E7)improvise a (Am)full octave (Gm)higher (C7)than the (F)score.

(G)(C)Seventysix trombones led the (G7)big parade when the order to march rang out loud and (C)clear.

Starting off with a big bang bong on a (F)Chinese (D7)gong,

by a (G)big bang (D7)bonger at the (G)rear.

(G7)(C)Seventysix trombones hit the (G7)counterpoint while a hundred and ten cornets played the (C)air.

Then I modestly took my place as the (F)one and only (D7)bass,

and I (C)oompahed, (G)oompahed, (C)oompahpahed, (G7)oompahed up and down the (C)square.