MARIE'S DANCE ("Sing Gypsy")
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Traditional, arrangement by Peter Gaffney

Sarah Larsen: solo violin
Jay Davidson: flute
Chris Aschman: trumpet
Ben Keim: piano
Kaveh Saidi: violin
Andrew Morris: bass
Rolf Lakaemper: drums

Marie's Dance (live)

KNOTTY DOLLS
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Music and arrangement by Peter Gaffney, based on "Density 21.5" by Edgard Varese

Ben Keim: piano
Jay Davidson: flute
Chris Aschman: trumpet
Sarah Larsen: violin
Kaveh Saidi: violin
Andrew Morris: bass
Rolf Lakaemper: drums

Knotty Dolls (live)


MISS PIRLIPAT

Miss Pirlipat’s game is another hard nut story boys
She fell in love too fast with the girl in the looking glass
A girl so vain, you can’t win, it’s the original deadly sin
But you realize, well, that’s exactly why you’ll try

Miss Pirlipat comes from the best bred blue-blood family, boys
She’ll be sucking on your silver spoon, just make sure you don’t come to total ruin
But your heart and your soul and your loving will leave her cold
When you realize no other girl will do for you

It isn’t rags to riches, it’s not about fortune or fame
But when everybody wants her, you’ll want her all the same
Every boy around has got her number, you couldn’t feel any dumber, boys
When you’re stuffing her stocking full of toys

Miss Pirlipat’s game is another hard nut story boys
Just ‘cause you know the score, it doesn’t mean you won't want her more
It’s in the stars, in your eyes, open your arms, say your goodbyes
When you realize no other girl will do for you but Miss Pirlipat

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Music and lyrics by Peter Gaffney
Peter Gaffney: vocals, accordion 
Jay Davidson: saxophone
Chris Aschman: trumpet  
Ben Keim: piano
Sarah Larsen: violin 
Kaveh Saidi: violin
Andrew Morris: bass
Rolf Lakaemper: drums

Miss Pirlipat (live)

THE HARD NUT
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Music and arrangement by Peter Gaffney, based on works by E.T.A. Hoffmann

Ben Keim: piano
Jay Davidson: flute
Chris Aschman: trumpet
Sarah Larsen: violin
Kaveh Saidi: violin
Andrew Morris: bass
Rolf Lakaemper: drums

The Hard Nut (live)


LEGEND OF THE RATMAN

Something is coming
It’s not just a song in your head
It isn’t a nightmare you had long ago
A shadowy figure walking the halls at night
It wants to resurface, it heads for the light
The shuffle of footsteps that stop at your door
He’s coming around once more

He moves without effort
His body is thin as the air
You feel yourself fixed in his lifeless eyes
His vacant stare making you cold inside
You try to escape it but there’s nowhere to hide
He’s making a signal you don’t understand
Say hello to the ratman 

He sits in the corner
He speaks of the work that’s ahead
And turning the lock on his attaché
Begins to say, “You are a clever one
You’ve all but forgotten the things you have done
I’ll put in a word with the powers that be
Of course, that’s me: I am the Ratman”

The hours pass quickly
He tells you his ultimate plans
And every so often you call his bluff
You speak your mind, “What have you done this time?
100 thousand is no moderate crime”
The ratman shrugs as he gets up to dance
“Just look at your hands
Your own red hands!”

I am the gospel
I am the father and son
And here in my hands the holy ghost
The world is one, just sign on the dotted line
The whole world will follow, it’s a matter of time
He gives you a wink and he’s out the door
No more of the ratman

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Music and lyrics by Peter Gaffney. This version of RATMAN also includes a composition by Rolf Lakaemper, from 5’15” to 10’.
Peter Gaffney: vocals, accordion 
Jay Davidson: saxophone
Chris Aschman: trumpet  
Ben Keim: piano
Sarah Larsen: violin 
Kaveh Saidi: violin
Andrew Morris: bass
Rolf Lakaemper: drums

Legend of the Ratman (live)

THE MOON OVER JUPITER
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Music and arrangement by Peter Gaffney

Peter Gaffney: accordion
Jay Davidson: saxophone
Chris Aschman: trumpet
Ben Keim: piano
Sarah Larsen: violin
Kaveh Saidi: violin
Andrew Morris: bass
Rolf Lakaemper: drums

Cabaret Nutcracker