Artist: The Manhattan Transfer

Song: Sassy

Album: The Offbeat of Avenues



SASSY (lyrics by Janis Siegel and Cheryl Bentyne)



Dig!

Y'really wanna flip your lid?

Try and give a listen to the singer

Hip or square, dig her wares

When money's stiff she's thrivin' on a riff

She turns the major into minor cool

In her town she's renown, she's their crown jewel of jazz



She's brazen, simply amazin'

(When she sings)

Her phrasin's jus' like a saxophone

(Misty eyes)



Workin' in the daytime, jammin' ev'ry night ('til the broad daylight)

Blowin' over changes that would give mos' gals a fright

People call her Sassy, that's her attitude

Actin' like the devil but when she sings her blues

Y'know what she's goin' through



She's hurtin'; I'm certain, she jus' can't say it

Wings, when she sings

Body, soul, she's in control

Dig!

Watch Sassy take another swig

Now she's gettin' evil with her people

Cigarette, final set

Don' wanna miss her

Prelude to a Kiss

Ev'n the trumpet player's smilin' now

She's walkin' the line, scattin' in rhyme, she's a divine jewel of jazz



She's brazen, simply amazin'

(When she sings)

Her phrasin's jus' like a saxophone

(Misty eyes)



Workin' in the daytime, jammin' ev'ry night ('til the broad daylight)

Hangin' with the fellas can't quite quench her appetite

People call her Sassy coz she knows her mind

Someday she'll be famous and leave the grind behind

She knows what she wants t'do



She knows it, an' shows it, the girl can't help it

Swings when she sings

Body, soul, she's in control



Workin' in the daytime, jammin' ev'ry night ('til the broad daylight)

Hangin' with the fellas 'til she's ready to ignite



People call her Sassy coz she knows her mind

Someday when she's famous, she'll leave the grind behind





She knows what she wants t'do