Title:  oh, silent “e”

Official title:  silent "e" quartet

Composer:  Joe Raposo / John Boni

Lead vocals:  Lee Chamberlin, Skip Hinnant, Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno

Backing vocals:  none

Scene:  All dressed in barbershop quartet outfits, and Morgan can’t hit the low note at the end.

[LC, SH, MF, RM]  Oh, silent “e”.  Oh, silent “e”.

You do your job so silently.

You never talk.  You never speak.

You crazy, mixed-up silent freak.

[MF]  You… si… lent… freak.

[LC, SH, MF, RM]  We said it once.  We’ll say it twice.

Oh, silent “e”, you’re very nice.

You never say a single word.

I guess that’s why you’re never heard.

[MF]  You’re… ne… ver… heard.

[LC, SH, MF, RM]  If everything was silent “e”,

No noise pollution would there be.

[MF]  Wo... uld… there… be.

[LC, SH, RM]  Oh, silent “e”.

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