Intro-conversations mingled in a crowded room
andlt;all parts are spoken except where indicatedandgt;
???? at the club tonight. ole richard went home early-heand's got the key to the
house. iand'm gonna knock on the door, see if i kin get in.
andlt;five rapid drumbeatsandgt;
Open the door, richard!! ya see, richard sleeps in the back room. itand's kinda hard
to hear.
maybe i better knock a little louder.
andlt;five louder rapid drumbeatsandgt;
Open the door, richard!! i donand't think richard heard me yet. knock one more
time-letand's see
whatand's gonna happen.
andlt;five louder and even more-rapid drumbeatsandgt;
Richard, open the door, please.
sung: open the door, richard
open the door and let me in
open the door, richard
richard, why donand't you open that door?
Richard, open the door, man-itand's *co-hold* out hereand'n this air. now look-thereand's that
old woman and'cross the street lookinand' out the windah
(whoand's that, widow sweet?)
that must be her sister, i guess. she wants to make sure this is me. sheand's tryinand'
to find out
whatand's happeninand'. yes, itand's me and iand'm late again!
(??, did you hear what the ladyand's sayinand'?)
no, what is she sayinand'?
(she said you sure look common out hereand'n the street.)
common? man, i got class i ainand't never used yet. iand'm gonna knock again-
richardand's got to get up.
andlt;five rapid drumbeatsandgt;
Open the door, richard!! man, you got a key to the house?
(no, ??, i donand't have a key. i donand't have a key.)
somebodyand's got to get in the house. we canand't climb in the transit.
(oh, i know heand's in there.)
how you know heand's in there?
(i can hear him breathinand'.)
ooooh, letand's try it one more time!
andlt;seven loud rapid drumbeatsandgt;
Richard, open that door, man. maybe richardand's gone.
andlt;five rapid drumbeatsandgt;
sung: open the door, richard
open the door and let me in
open the door, richard
richard, why donand't you open that door? andlt; halfway thru this singing
part, it blends
with a background conversation.andgt;
I know heand's in there.
(how you know heand's in there?)
why, you got on the suit.
i know i got on the only suit. ainand't got but one suit between us. thatand's the
reason why i donand't like to roooooom with nobody.
Fade
richard, why donand'tcha open the door, man?
