From the recording By Request - 2019
Tom Reynolds - Lead Vocal, C Tenor Pan
Patrick Frost - Double Tenor Pan, Keyboards, Ukulele, Trombones, Bass Harmonica, wooden flute, backing vocal
Lyma Dunbar - Backing Vocal
Gerardo Manrique - Accoustic Guitar
Brett Bennett - Bass
Jahbone Opec - Drums
Carlos Del Toro - Percussion
engineered and produced by Patrick Frost
Tom Reynolds (Tommy Rey) is a dear friend and mentor. He is also the man who has custom made Steel Pans for me and kept all of my Steel Pans tuned for over twenty years. Tom has also had a rich and varied successful career in music. In 1969-1970 Tom was in as LA based band named Shango who recorded on A&M Records and had a Hot 100 chart appearance with this song. So, fifty years later I invited Tom to play and sing on this cover of that very song.
Lyrics
DAY AFTER DAY
words and music by Jerry Riopelle, Stuart Margolin, Tom Reynolds
Day after day, more people come to L.A.
Shhh. Don't you tell anybody, the whole place slipping away.
Where can we go, when there's no San Francisco?
Better get ready to tie up the boat in Idaho
Day after day, more people come to L.A.
Shhh. Don't you tell anybody the whole place slipping away.
Where can we go when there's no San Francisco?
Better get ready to tie up the boat in Idaho.
Do you know the swim, you better learn quick Jim
Those who don't know the swim, better sing the hymn.
Day after day more people come to L.A.
Shhh. Don't you tell anybody, the whole place shakin' away.
Where can we go, when there's no San Diego?
Better get ready to tie up the boat in Idaho.
Tuna at the bowl
Fine fillet of much sole!
Ooooo what can we do
With a bushel of wet gold?
Day after day, more people come to L.A.
Shhh. Don't you tell anybody, the whole place slippin' away.
Where can we go, when there's no San Francisco?
Better get ready to tie up the boat in Idaho.
Where can we go, when there's no San Diego
Better get ready to tie up the boat in Idaho.
Do you know the swim, you better learn quick Jim
Those who don't know the swim, better sing the hymn
Day after day, more people come to L.A.
Don't you tell anybody, the whole place slippin' away.
Where can we go, when there's no San Francisco?
Better get ready to tie up the boat in Idaho.
Day after day more people come to L.A.
Shhh. Don't you tell anybody, the whole place shakin' away.
Where can we go, when there's no San Diego?
Better get ready to tie up the boat in Idaho.
Better get ready to tie up the boat in Idaho.
Better get ready to tie up the boat in Idaho.