Strike Up the Band (1940)

William Tracy: Phillip Turner

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• Phillip Turner : Why couldn't we make a deal with the Elks Club to give a dance at their Milk Fund Bazaar? Well, it's only a month away.

  Jimmy Connors : Oh, they don't give dances at any - say, that's not a bad idea. We could put on our own show. That'd be different! We could make up our own specialties and sketches and dance routines.

  Phillip Turner : Great, I like it already.

• Clarinet Player : Gee, I never felt more in the mood.

  Jimmy Connors : Me neither. Say, it wouldn't do any harm to knock out a couple, would it?

  Phillip Turner : No!

  Clarinet Player : No, it wouldn't.

  Jimmy Connors : So what are we waiting for?

  Phillip Turner : Just a downbeat!

  Jimmy Connors : Well, all right then, let's get ready. Sid, get over at the piano. One, two.

  Mary Holden : [singing]  There's a boy down on our street, Plays the drums with such a beat

  Mary Holden , Chorus : You cannot control your feet, When you hear the drummer boy

  Mary Holden : In the morning when you wake, You can hear him take a break

  Mary Holden , Chorus : Soon the whole street starts to shake, When they hear the drummer boy, Bing bang, ding dang...