Choreography : BROTHERHOOD OF MAN

LYRICS:
DAN/KEN (to vet)
Now, you may beg for change, my friend,
Or dumpster dive in alleys;
And other folks may preach „gainst sin
As they walk through the valleys.
Still others try to lose themselves
In whiskey, beer, and gin,
But I have learned there‟s one great club
That all of us are in….
ADD TED
Thereisa
Brotherhood of Man.
A benevolent brotherhood of man.


ADD TOM/MARK/KEVIN
A noble tie that binds,
All human hearts and minds,
Into a brotherhood of man.


Your lifelong membership
Is free.
Keep a-givin' each other all you can.
Oh aren't you proud to be in that fraternity
the great big Brotherhood of Man


KEVIN
So Officers, before you round everybody up,
think it over


DAVE/SCOTT
One man may seem incompetent, another
not make sense.
While others look like quite a waste of
taxpayer expense.
They just need some encouragement, so let's
not take them in.
Remember all their poverty is not a mortal
sin.
 

CHOREOGRAPHY:


Both address the vet, and each other, telling the story
 

 

 

 

There: D offers L arm Is: then K A: then T
Broth-: all link R arms through; 8 rocks R, L
Broth-: 4 tiny tiptoes R, then 4 left (man)



Tie: T/M/K opera hands Binds: D/K/T echo
All: R hands to hearts, foreheads (palm out)
Shake hands all around


Mem-: 4 rocks RLRL, hands @ hip level
Free: R hand out, L hand cover; both flip up
Step hop, step, step hop, step step(R, then L)
Tiptoe grapevine, lower (R, then L)
Bro-:R hand up shoulder level -ther-: L
hand clasps -hood: shake hands L
Of: shake R Man:Circle hands L to R


Addressed to officers, Down SR

 

 


Officers move up to SRK and Vet, sing to
each other and the group
 

ALL ABOVE

They're (We're)
In (In)
A (A)

Brotherhood of Man,
Dedicated to giving all we can.
Oh aren't you proud to be in that fraternity –
 that great big Brotherhood of Man.

 REGAN / (GUYS)

No kiddin'? Is there really a brotherhood (Yes you're a brother)
 Of Man
 (You are a Brother)

ALL WOMEN

On the level of Brotherhood of Man?

ALL MEN
Oh yes, oh yes – a noble tie that binds
All human hearts and minds

WOMEN / (MEN)
 
Into a brotherhood of man.
(Oh yes!)
 

 ALL / (APPLE ANNIE)
Your lifelong membership
 Is free.
Keep a givin' each other all you can.
Oh aren't you proud to be in that fraternity, That great big Brotherhood of Man.
    (You, ya got me..Me, I got you..You)

 

 APPLE ANNIE

Oh, that noble feeling.
Can't get that from stealing.
Soon, your pain is healing,
Ohhh, Brother
You, ya got me…Me, I got you…YOU

 

*ALL*Oh, that noble feeling.
Can't get that from stealing.

 

Officers join SRK, mingle with group, LUNCH KREWE begins to enter from all entry points, staggered, in groups

 

 

 

 

 Regan joins SRK men, SRK women join them as well

 

 

Group/Krewe as a whole interacts, speaking to each other

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALL
Mem-: 4 rocks RLRL, hands @ hip level
Free: R hand out, L hand cover; both flip up Step hop, step, step hop, step step(R, then L)
Tiptoe grapevine, lower (R, then L) Bro-:R hand up shoulder level -ther-: L hand clasps -hood: shake hands L Of: shake R Man:Circle hands L to R

 
 

Hands tapping legs: R, L, R, R
L, R, L, L
R, L, R, R
Arms circle L to R over head
You: point to audience ; Me: thumbs tochest, step up ; Me: thumbs to chest;
You: point to audience, step back YOU: point at each other (Tappers through Krewe to front)

Soon, your pain is healing,
 Oh, Brother


You, ya got me…Me, I got you…You

        ALL / (APPLE ANNIE)

 Oh, that noble feeling.
Can't get that from stealing.
 Soon, your pain is healing.
Oh, Brother!
 

              ALL
You, ya got me…
 Me, I got you….
YOU

Your lifelong membership
Is free.
 Keep a givin' each other all you can.
Oh aren't you proud to be in that fraternity,
     that great big

BRO-THER-HOOD OF ---

 

(8 bars of Instrumental)

 

MAN!


**TAP SECTION**
ALL OTHERS interact with each other… “comment” about tappers, “discuss” with each other as you sing – Feel free to move around, mix up!

 

 

ALL
R jazz square (cross R leg over L!!)
4 hip rocks : R, L, R, L
 R grapevine : side R, behind L, side R, L out
Both hands out, bend forward, back

L jazz square (cross L leg over R!!)
4 hip rocks: L, R, L, R … L grapevine Feet together, bend knees, up ; arms out

Charlestons: step R, kick L forward ; step L, kick R backward (2 times)
2 small side kicks: R, L, R, L
Tiptoe grapevine, lower (R, then L)

BRO-: R hand out, low
-THER-: L hand out, low
-HOOD: R hand up
OF: L hand up

Both hands angled out to tappers, HOLD (Tap section 2)

All end with both arms low, yell MAN! *All hold pose till applause...SRK hold pose for 3, then look Stage Left at Vet on landing