Holiday In Risk - Carla Bley, The Jazz Composer's Orchestra

Leader:

Birds grow in the sky

They settle on the badminton net

They shake it when they leave the net

It’s never nearly over yet

Cecil clark:

Holiday in risk

On a little fast

Leaders ii and iii:

That glancing stare, ach!

Cecil clark:

Hands wet so technically

Leaders ii and iii:

So true

Leader i:

Something so true

It cannot be a rule

You don’t break it

Cecil clark:

It breaks you

Leader:

Break it

Cecil clark:

It breaks you

Leader:

Break it

In fear you ask what I think

Confusion your secret goal

In fear I’ll think as you

Cecil clark and leader:

Staying

Staying

Staying

Staying

Staying

Staying

Staying

Staying

Staying

Staying

Staying

Staying

Staying

Staying

Staying

Staying just the

Same

Same

Same

Same

Same

Same

On a little

Leader:

Fast

Leaders ii and iii:

So he guessed and guessed

And lied the rest

Cecil clark:

A drifting lion

On a roaring raft

'Bird'

As though poetry

Had anything

To do with it

VIVA:

Confusing what’s right

With what’s right

And what’s wrong

With what’s wrong

Leader:

Stop refusing to explain

Give up explaining