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Open the Door Richard
Count Basie and His Orchestra
Words by Dusty Fletcher and John Mason
Music by Jack McVea and Don Howell
Peaked at # 1 in 1947 and, true to the times, six OTHER versions also made the
Top 10
Three Flames (#1); Dusty Fletcher (#3); Jack McVea (#3); the Charioteers (#6);
Louis Jordan (#6); and The Pied Pipers (#8)
Intro-conversations mingled in a crowded room ???? at the club tonight. Ole Richard went home early-he`s got the key to the
house. I`m gonna knock on the door, see if I kin get in.
Open the door, Richard!! Ya see, Richard sleeps in the back room. It`s kinda hard
to hear.
Maybe I better knock a little louder.
Open the door, Richard!! I don`t think Richard heard me yet. Knock one more
time-let`s see
what`s gonna happen.
Richard, open the door, please.
SUNG: Open the door, Richard
Open the door and let me in
Open the door, Richard
Richard, why don`t you open that door?
Richard, open the door, man-it`s *co-hold* out here`n this air. Now look-there`s that
old woman `cross the street lookin` out the windah
(Who`s that, Widow Sweet?)
That must be her sister, I guess. She wants to make SURE this is me. She`s tryin`
to find out
what`s happenin`. Yes, it`s me and I`m late again!
(??, did you hear what the lady`s sayin`?)
No, what is she sayin`?
(She said you sure look common out here`n the street.)
COMMON? Man, I got class I ain`t never used yet. I`m gonna knock again-
Richard`s got to get up.
Open the door, Richard!! Man, you got a key to the house?
(No, ??, I don`t have a key. I DON`T have a key.)
Somebody`s got to get in the house. We can`t climb in the transit.
(Oh, I know he`s in there.)
How YOU know he`s in there?
(I can hear him breathin`.)
Ooooh, let`s try it one more time!
Richard, open that door, man. Maybe Richard`s gone.
SUNG: Open the door, Richard
Open the door and let me in
Open the door, Richard
Richard, why don`t you open that door? <>I know he`s in there.
(how you know he`s in there?)
Why, you got on the suit.
I know I got on the only suit. Ain`t got but one suit between us. That`s the
reason why I don`t like to roooooom with nobody.
FADE
Richard, why don`tcha open the door, man?
TRANSCRIBER`S NOTES: *cold.`*
This entire song is done on an ad-lib basis and it varies WIDELY from other
versions, which were considerably funnier. `??` represents the names or
nicknames of the band members which I could not comprehend. Still it IS the
version that made #1 Send " Open The Door Richard" Ringtone to your Cell