Where is Everybody?

A song written by lyricist Lorraine Feather and composer Eddie Arkin, based on the first-aired episode of The Twilight Zone. The song is part of Feather's 2012 release Tales of the Unusual (her previous CD, Ages, received a Grammy nomination in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category).

WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

Music, Eddie Arkin/Lyrics, Lorraine Feather

There's a jukebox blasting in this dive, but there's
Not a soul to jump and jive.
Where is everybody?
No one to jump, no one to jive,
No way to spend my buck eighty-five.
Where is everybody?

There's a whole lotta no one on this street.
Not a single bird goin' "Tweedle-ee-oo-deet."
Where is everybody?
Suddenly I got way too much time to kill.
The whole scene is weirdsville.

"Calling all cars,
Calling all cars,
There's a maniac loose in town.
If we were there,
And there were people to scare,
You can bet we would bring him down."

Who's that woman with the frozen grin?
Man, the chick's only a mannequin!
Where is everybody?
I put a U.S. nickel in a pay phone,
One friendly voice, and I wouldn't be
So alone!

"The number you have dialed
Is not a working number.
The number you have dialed
Is not a number ..."

Who could be ringin' that old church bell?
Who turned on the water in that jail cell?
Where is everybody?
Betcha they been hidin' somewhere.
Gonna jump out and give me
A whale of a scare.

Women and men,
Will I see them again?
I'm hoping I do, and soon.
With no human race,
It's like bein' in space,
Askin' that great big moon,
"Where, where, where,
Where is everybody?"

Somebody, anybody, tell me why
My mind has gone so silly.
Could be that third shot of rotgut rye,
Or the four-alarm chili.

--
www.lorrainefeather.com

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[Rg2732]

This song had me curious- I've just watched the episode this references- quite a gem!

[rangerbradchaplin]

This is based on the first Twilight Zone episode!