Biography:
Bob Dorough (December 12, 1923 – April 23, 2018) was an American bebop and cool jazz pianist, singer, composer, songwriter, arranger and producer.
He is perhaps best known as composer and performer of songs from Schoolhouse Rock!, a series of TV cartoons that appeared on Saturday mornings in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He worked with Miles Davis and Blossom Dearie, and his adventurous style influenced Mose Allison.
Dorough was born in Cherry Hill, Arkansas, and grew up in Texas.
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From School House Rock
G
Dit dittle dittle dit
Dit dittle dittle dit
Dittle dittle dit dit!
C E7
There's a telegram for you, ma'am
Am F#dim
And the message is clear
F G
It says there's something bugging you
F
And buzzing in your ear
C E7
The results can be quite itchy
F Adim
So what is your reply?
F G C
Tell your arm to swat that fly!
F G
Hey, there's a telegraph line
C
You got yours and I got mine
F G C
It's called the nervous system
F G
And everybody understands
E7 Am
Those telegram commands
F G C
And you know that everybody better listen!
C E7
The central nervous system
Am F#dim
Is the brain and the spine
F
The brain controls the system
C
And the spine is the line
E7
Telegrams come in
Am F#dim
To tell what's happening to you
F G
Then telegrams go out
F C
To tell your body what to do
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
Gm7b5
Dit dittle dittle dit
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
C E7
There's a telegram for you, sir
Am F#dim
Better read it on the spot
F G
It says your hand is near a stove
F C
That's very, very hot
Am
The results can be quite painful
F#dim
And there's no time to think
F G F C
Quick, pull that hand away, and get it to the sink!
F
There's a telegraph line
C
You got yours and I got mine
F G C
It's called the nervous system
F G
And everybody understands
E7 Am
Those telegram commands
F G C
And you know that everybody better listen!
E7
Your peripheral nerves
Am F#dim
They go all out
F G
Delivering those messages
C
Your senses send out
E7
From your hearing and touch
Am F#dim
To your sight and taste and smell
F G
They let your brain react
F G C
To all the messages they tell
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
Gm7b5
Dit dittle dittle dit
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
C E7
There's a telegram for you, kid
Am F#dim
And it's at an awful time
F G
It says you've got to go on stage
F
And you forgot your lines
C E7
You're going to be embarrassed
Am F#dim
Because this telegram's a rush
F G C
Your heart starts beating faster and you blush!
F G
Hey, there's a telegraph line
C
You got yours and I got mine
F G C
It's called the nervous system
E7
And everybody understands
Am F#dim
Those telegram commands
F G C
And you know that everybody better listen!
E7
The autonomic system
Am F#dim
Has a hold of you
F G
Controlling automatically
F G
Some things that you do
C E7
Your breathing and your heartbeat
Am F#dim
Just go on naturally
F G F G C
And when you're scared, your nerves rev up the speed!
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
Gm7b5
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
F G
Hey, there's a telegraph line
C
You got yours and I got mine
F G C
It's called the nervous system
F G
And everybody understands
E7 Am
Those telegram commands
F G C
And you know that everybody better listen!
F
Dit dittle dittle dit
C/E D7
Dit dittle dittle dit
C
Dit dittle dit dit!
G
Dit dittle dittle dit
Dit dittle dittle dit
Dittle dittle dit dit!
C E7
There's a telegram for you, ma'am
Am F#dim
And the message is clear
F G
It says there's something bugging you
F
And buzzing in your ear
C E7
The results can be quite itchy
F Adim
So what is your reply?
F G C
Tell your arm to swat that fly!
F G
Hey, there's a telegraph line
C
You got yours and I got mine
F G C
It's called the nervous system
F G
And everybody understands
E7 Am
Those telegram commands
F G C
And you know that everybody better listen!
C E7
The central nervous system
Am F#dim
Is the brain and the spine
F
The brain controls the system
C
And the spine is the line
E7
Telegrams come in
Am F#dim
To tell what's happening to you
F G
Then telegrams go out
F C
To tell your body what to do
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
Gm7b5
Dit dittle dittle dit
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
C E7
There's a telegram for you, sir
Am F#dim
Better read it on the spot
F G
It says your hand is near a stove
F C
That's very, very hot
Am
The results can be quite painful
F#dim
And there's no time to think
F G F C
Quick, pull that hand away, and get it to the sink!
F
There's a telegraph line
C
You got yours and I got mine
F G C
It's called the nervous system
F G
And everybody understands
E7 Am
Those telegram commands
F G C
And you know that everybody better listen!
E7
Your peripheral nerves
Am F#dim
They go all out
F G
Delivering those messages
C
Your senses send out
E7
From your hearing and touch
Am F#dim
To your sight and taste and smell
F G
They let your brain react
F G C
To all the messages they tell
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
Gm7b5
Dit dittle dittle dit
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
C E7
There's a telegram for you, kid
Am F#dim
And it's at an awful time
F G
It says you've got to go on stage
F
And you forgot your lines
C E7
You're going to be embarrassed
Am F#dim
Because this telegram's a rush
F G C
Your heart starts beating faster and you blush!
F G
Hey, there's a telegraph line
C
You got yours and I got mine
F G C
It's called the nervous system
E7
And everybody understands
Am F#dim
Those telegram commands
F G C
And you know that everybody better listen!
E7
The autonomic system
Am F#dim
Has a hold of you
F G
Controlling automatically
F G
Some things that you do
C E7
Your breathing and your heartbeat
Am F#dim
Just go on naturally
F G F G C
And when you're scared, your nerves rev up the speed!
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
Gm7b5
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
F G
Hey, there's a telegraph line
C
You got yours and I got mine
F G C
It's called the nervous system
F G
And everybody understands
E7 Am
Those telegram commands
F G C
And you know that everybody better listen!
F
Dit dittle dittle dit
C/E D7
Dit dittle dittle dit
C
Dit dittle dit dit!
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