Chords for Jack Benny & The Mills Brothers #1

Ads in the papers, you'll know that I have as my guests the very, very famous, internationally famous Mills Brothers.
And I've been their fan for years and years and I've always wanted them on my show.
But we finally made a deal [Ab] and I've got them and here they are, the incomparable Mills Brothers. _ _
[F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ Well, I introduced you, I know they're waiting for you to sing, so go right ahead.
_ _ _ Oh baby, I'm rocking my baby.
_ _ _ This ain't gonna work.
_ We can't do it this way.
Wait, what happened?
I mean, why'd you stop singing?
Mr.
Benny, this isn't gonna work.
We can't sing, just the two of us.
You know there are four of us.
I know.
Well, then why did you hire only two? _ _
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For your price, I was only gonna hire one.
But I thought it'd look kind of silly, you know, in the ads.
Jack Benny presents the Mills Brothers.
_ _ Hey Herb, it seems this gentleman hired as few of us as possible to still retain the plural.
Yes, [B] yes, that's it.
Now, now go ahead and sing.
It can't be done this too hard.
[D] Oh, for heaven's sake.
Four of us.
I know, but everybody worries.
I mean, no confidence.
I mean, the same thing happened when I hired the Will Mastin Trio.
All right, I didn't have Sammy Davis Jr.,
but I thought the uncle and the father were wonderful.
_ _ I'll admit that the center of the stage was a little bit bare, but what's the difference?
Anyway, look, let's not discuss in front of an audience money or anything.
It makes you look cheap.
I mean, just go ahead and sing.
It can't be done.
It's too rough.
Well, let's put it this way.
Do you play your violin with only two strings?
All the time. _
_ _ Now go ahead and sing.
It's just impossible.
I'll tell you what I'll do.
I'll tell you what we'll do.
_ See, my youngest brother and our accompanist is in the wings.
Yeah.
And if we sang the song without them, it would sound bad.
They would feel bad.
So do you mind if they join us?
Well, if your relatives want to help you out.
_ All right with me, I'm running a comedy show, not a court of human relations.
_ _ _ All right, bring them out there.
Okay, come on out, fellas. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Mr.
Betty, are you sure you don't mind?
No, of course I don't mind.
I mean, look, I hired these two.
These are my guest stars.
If they want guest stars, it's up to them. _ _
_ _ Now go ahead, will you?
_ What was that?
Our agent. _ _ _ _
Such a nice fellow.
You go ahead and sing and I'll call the ambulance. _
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_ _ [Bb] _ [D] Oh, baby, [G] I'm a-racking my brain
[Em] To think of a name [Gm] to give to this scene
So very good and true
[E] And maybe old things will give it a fling
[G] And now without everyone humming a thing
The melody's done repeat and repeat
[Gm] And if you can't swing, it's got a good beat
[Am] And that's the main [D] thing to make it complete
[G] Cause everyone's swinging today
So [Gm] we're going to the first [Cm] one
And that's for [Gm] Sammy K
[C] _ [Ab] So [F] first one, Scott Dues, [Db] we're not swaying
[D] _ [G] And Mr.
Les Brown can make a rebound
[C] And Ray Anthony can rock it for me
There's never a [Am] doubt, you're not just about
[Em] Whatever you can hear over the [A] phone
Oh, baby, I'm a [Em]-racking my brain
To think of a [C] name to give to this tune
So very good [Gb] and true
And maybe old things will give it a [G] fling
And now without everyone humming a thing
The melody's done repeat and repeat
[Gm] And if you can't swing, it's got a good [Am] beat
And that's the main [D] thing to make it [G] complete
Cause everyone's swinging today
So [Gm] we're going to the first [Cm] one
And that's for [Gm] Sammy K
_ _ [F] So first one, Scott Dues, [Db] we're not swaying
And [Em] Mr.
Les [G] Brown can make a rebound
[C] And Ray Anthony, he could rock it for me
[Am] There's never a doubt, _ [E] it's all a-clam-punch
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_ _ Benny, actually, we started singing together a long time before that
At state fairs, community things, and things like that
Oh, you did?
That far back, gosh
Well, which one is the older here, the oldest? _ _
You are
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[N] _ That's the first time I was ever insulted in harmony _ _
_ [E] Anyway, boys, let me ask you something
You just _ finished an engagement in Pittsburgh, didn't you?
Now you're here
Now what happens now, where are you going from here?
Well, before our agent shot himself
He was negotiating a three-week engagement in Las Vegas
Oh, yes, I heard him whispering that to the [N] ambulance
Oh, I'm so glad that you mentioned Las Vegas
I'll tell you why
I want to go there for the weekend, you see
And I forgot to make a reservation
It's always so crowded
So I'll make my reservation while you're singing your next number
What's it gonna be?
Well, uh_ Oh, Jack
Don, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you know the Mills brothers, don't you?
Well, I know him, we have the same dietician
I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ not here for that one lousy joke
That you probably made up yourself
So what is it you want?
Well, Jack, after the boys did their first number
There were so many telephone requests for them to sing
Up the Lazy River, I just thought I'd better mention it
Oh, I'm very glad you mentioned it
Because that's one of our favorites, too
And one of our biggest, too
Sold over two million
Well, [F] that much, eh?
And I don't know whether you fellas know this or not
But Mr.
Benny made [Db] a record with his violin
And sold over three million
[F] Don
Oh, it made a big hit for the teenagers [N] Don
They used them for