Sev en ty (C)six trom bones led the (G7)big pa rade, with a hun dred and ten cor nets close at (C)hand.

They were fol lowed by rows and rows of the (F)fin est vir tu (D7)o sos, the (G)cream of (D7)ev ’ry fa mous (G)band.

Sev en ty (C)six trom bones caught the (G7)morn ing sun, with a hun dred and ten cor nets right be (C)hind.

There were more than a thou sand reeds spring ing (F)up est like tu (D7)weeds, there were (G)cream of (D7)ev ’ry fa mous (G)band.

Sev en ty (G)horns of ev ’ry shape and (C)kind.

There were (F)cop per bot tom tim pan i in (C7)horse pla toons

thun der ing, (E)thun der ing, (F)all a long the (C)way.

(F)Dou ble bell eu pho ni ums and (C)big bas soons,

(G)each bas soon hav ing his (C)big (G)fat (C)say.

There were (F)fif ty mount ed can non in the (C7)bat ter y,

thun der ing, (E)thun der ing, (F)loud er than be (C)fore.

(F)Clar i nets of ev ’ry size and (C7)trum pet ers who’d (E7)im pro vise a (Am)full oc tave (Gm)high er (C7)than the (F)score.

Sev en ty (C)six trom bones led the (G7)big pa rade when the or der to march rang out loud and (C)clear.

Start ing off with a big bang bong on a (F)Chi nese (D7)gong, by a (G)big bang (D7)bong er at the (G)rear.

Sev en ty (C)six trom bones hit the (G7)coun ter point while a hun dred and ten cor nets played the (C)air.

Then I mod est ly took my place as the (F)one and on ly (D7)bass, and I (C)oom pahed, (G)oom pahed, (C)oom pah pahed, (G7)oom pahed up and down the (C)square.