Andy and Renee + Hard Rain

A Habit That's Going Around
(© Andy Hill)
The perfect birthday gift to the sax player who has everything.
Written with love and affection for Jimmy Sax.

Are you familiar with Jim Vermilya
That bloke’s got jokes that’ll kill ya
And until ya’ve had your fill ya
Can just wince and hunker down

Are you familiar with Vermilya?
Please give him a saxophone will ya
Or he’ll instill ya with the skill ta
Tell the worst puns in town
And believe you me it’s a habit that’s goin’ around

He’s a slippery snake, an anaconda
On the make he’s fond of the double-entendre
On a break, ooh I wanna cover my ears every time he speaks

He’s an imminent scarfologist, a pun-maker’s apologist
But far, far worse than all of this is the dance of the seven cheeks!

Don’t ask, don’t tell! J-J-Jimmy, don’t do it!
A fate worse than hell, I can’t live through it
(You had to bring it up didn’t you?
Yeah, I blew it!)
He’s in his black socks and a G-string
Wiggling around like the world’s worst stripper
Somebody call Jack the Ripper
Put us out of our misery Mr. Sax

Are you familiar with Vermilya?
Please give him a saxophone will ya
Or he’ll instill ya with the skill ta
Tell the worst puns in town
And believe you me it’s a habit that’s goin’
Believe you me it’s a habit that’s growin’
Believe you me it’s a habit that’s goin’ around. Yeah!

Vocals & Finger Snaps: Renee & Andy
Piano: Andy
Mouth Trumpet: Renee
Upright Bass: Marty
Drums: Edoardo Tancredi
Additional Vocals: Kevin Hicks, Jim Vermilya