Destination America
Kittelson/Thomason
Veenendaal/Becker
Destination: America!
Destination: America!
Destination: America!
Destination: America!
ALL: We’ve got rock ‘n roll and Broadway flash, Jazz with shades of blue.
Hop a song and ride the wave, we’re comin’ back for you!
Destination: America!
Destination: America!
Destination: America!
Destination: America!
ALL: Motown calls me, Nashville too; hear those guitars go!
Hit the road, don’t stop the beat, it’s “Music Town” you know! Let’s Go!
Hey! Yo! Hey!
Go and grab a guitar, a keyboard or two.
Heatdin’ for Seattle, stardom’s waitin’ for you!
Music is the answer, it speaks to the soul.
Hop a plane to Cleveland; home of rock ‘n’ roll!
Motown’s got me groovin’, it’s really the thing.
Get the band a-cookin’ ‘cause we’re ready to sing!
Destination: America!
Destination: America!
Destination: America!
Destination: America!
ALL: America!
Destination: America!
Destination: America!
Destination: America!
Destination:
Hitsville, U.S.A.
Got in on a Monday. Two dollars in my pocket.
Gotta make it “big time.” Take off like a rocket in the city built on dreams.
Hitsville U.S.A. Detroit; Motor City, lots of attitude up in Hitsville U.S.A.
Where the Motown sound is cookin’ and the stars’ll be a-bookin’ tonight!
Fingers are a-poppin’. Strings a-wailin’ high.
Vibes are cool and callin’. Man, I think I’m fallin’ for this city built on dreams.
Hitsville U.S.A. Detroit; Motor City, lots of attitude up in Hitsville U.S.A.
Where the Motown sound is cookin’ and the stars’ll be a-bookin’ tonight!
Hitsville, up in Hitsville! Hitsville, up in Hitsville!
Hitsville, up in Hitsville! Hitsville, up in Hitsville!
Hitsville U.S.A. Detroit; Motor City, lots of attitude up in Hitsville U.S.A.
Where the Motown sound is cookin’ and the stars’ll be a-bookin’ up in
Hitsville U.S.A. Detroit; Motor City, lots of attitude up in Hitsville U.S.A.
Where the Motown sound is cookin’ and the stars’ll be a-bookin’ tonight!
Tonight!
(That’s Why) They Call It Country
Grab a fiddle and a bass and a steel guitar;
Headin’ for Nashville, yes you are!
Finger pickin’, two beat, three-four bar,
they’re gonna make you a record star!
Veenendaal/Becker
Kittelson/Thomason
That’s why they call it country.
That’s why they call it country.
That’s why they call it country.
That’s why they call it…
Country music!
There’s glitter and flash, and boots that shine;
country folk dancin’ in a line.
Lose your heart to the one who’s sweet;
always land right on your feet!
That’s why they call it country.
That’s why they call it country.
That’s why they call it country.
That’s why they call it…
Country music!
Grab a fiddle and a bass and a steel guitar;
headin’ for Nashville, yes you are!
Finger pickin’, two beat, three-four bar,
They’re gonna make you a record star!
That’s why they call it country.
That’s why they call it country.
Country music!
Country music!
That’s why they call it country.
That’s why they call it…
Go, Go, Go Guitars
Kittelson/Thomason
Veenendaal/Becker
Go, go, go, go, guitars!
Go, go, go, go, guitars!
Go, guitars! Go, go, guitars!
Go, guitars! Go, go, guitars!
Grab a “twelve” or a “six” with your fingers or with picks. Go guitars!
Go, go, go, go, guitars!
Go, go, go, go, guitars!
Duane Eddy, go, Chuck Berry!
Go, Hendrix! Go, go Clapton!
Grab a “fuzz” or a “wah” you can bend it with a bar. Go guitars! Go, Go!
Go, go, go, go, guitars!
Go, go, go, go, guitars!
Go, guitars! Go, go, guitars!
Go, guitars! Go, go, guitars!
Take your “axe” ev’rywhere, ‘cause you haven’t gotta care.
When you rock and you roll, you are hip and in control! Go, guitars! Go, Go!
All Aboard For Broadway
Pack up your dreams and wishes. New York is calling, listen!
Show ‘em your smile, dazzle and style. Look out! Here I come!
There’s a “Big Apple” waiting. I’m here anticipating!
On with the show! What do you know? House lights! Start the music!
Veenendaal/Becker
All aboard
For Broadway!
What’s in store
on Broadway?
Kittelson/Thomason
all aboard
bright light city.
what’s in store
Nitty, gritty!
Grab your hat, paint the town, feel the wonder all around.
All aboard
All aboard/All aboard
for Broadway!
I can just smell the grease paint. I can just hear those tap shoes!
Workin’ the crowd, singin’ out loud! I’m on top of the world.
This is my chance to show ‘em. I’m really gonna “snow ‘em.”
Darken the “house!” Quiet as a mouse! Watch out! Curtain’s rising.
All aboard
For Broadway!
What’s in store
on Broadway?
all aboard
bright light city.
what’s in store
Nitty, gritty!
Grab your hat, paint the town, feel the wonder all around.
All aboard
All aboard/All aboard
All aboard
All aboard/All aboard
All aboard for old Broadway!
It’s American as Rock ‘n’ Roll
Meet me after the bell. We’ll be rockin’, sock and hoppin’.
Buddy’s soundin’ just swell. Saxes’ screamin’, Phil and Don, “Dreamin’.”
Kittelson/Thomason
Veenendaal/Becker
It’s American as rock ‘n’ roll.
It’s American as rock ‘n’ roll.
It’s American as rock ‘n’ roll.
It’s American as rock ‘n’ roll.
It’s American
It’s American
It’s American
Crew cuts, fenders and all. Poodle dresses, piled high tresses.
Sally standin’ real tall. Bomp, bomp, bompin’, Bristol Stompin’.
It’s American as rock ‘n’ roll.
It’s American as rock ‘n’ roll.
It’s American as rock ‘n’ roll.
It’s American as rock ‘n’ roll.
It’s American
It’s American
It’s American
Take me back to fifty six, “Bandstand” on the tube.
Little Richard takes the stage; the Rascals set the groove. Let’s move!
Elvis Presley is hot. So’s Chuck Berry, “Along Comes Mary.”
Surf is playin’ a lot. Frug and Swimmin’; can’t stop grinnin’!
It’s American as rock ‘n’ roll.
It’s American as rock ‘n’ roll.
It’s American as rock ‘n’ roll.
It’s American as
rock ‘n’ roll! Rock ‘n’ roll!
It’s American
It’s American
It’s American
Rap of the States
America, America, you mean the world to me.
America, America from sea to shining sea.
We can do a rap like a map of the U.S., startin’ with the A’s alphabetic’ly.
Pointin’ as we go keeps the flow. You can follow.
Anyone can do it like 1, 2, 3! Here we go!
Montgomery, Alabama. Juneau, Alaska. Phoenix, Arizona. Little Rock, Arkansas.
Sacramento, California. Denver, Colorado. Hartford, Connecticut.
Dover, Delaware. Tallahassee, Florida. Atlanta, Georgia.
Honolulu, Hawaii. Boise, Idaho. Springfield, Illinois.
America, America, you mean the world to me.
America, America from sea to shining sea. Torches: Movin’ on!
Indianapolis, Indiana. Des Moines, Iowa.
Topeka, Kansas. Frankfort, Kentucky. Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Augusta, Maine. Annapolis, Maryland. Boston, Massachusetts. Lansing, Michigan.
St. Paul, Minnesota. Jackson, Mississippi. Jefferson City, Missouri.
America, America, you mean the world to me.
America, America from sea to shining sea. Rings: There’s more!
Helena, Montana. Lincoln, Nebraska. Carson City, Nevada.
Concord, New Hampshire. Trenton, New Jersey. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Albany, New York. Raleigh, North Carolina. Bismarck, North Dakota.
Columbus, Ohio. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Salem, Oregon.
America, America, you mean the world to me.
America, America from sea to shining sea. Turfs: Home stretch!
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Providence, Rhode Island. Columbia, South Carolina.
Pierre, South Dakota. Nashville, Tennessee. Austin, Texas. Salt Lake City, Utah!
Montpelier, Vermont. Richmond, Virginia. Olympia, Washington.
Charleston, West Virginia. Madison, Wisconsin. Cheyenne, Wyoming!
America, America, you mean the world to me.
America, America from sea to shining sea. Surfs: One more time!
America, America, you mean the world to me.
America, America from sea to shining sea.