(school room noises)

It's night time in the Big City

a writer stares at a blank sheet of paper

a pet poodle scratches at a window

Your school for dreams, schemes and themes. Your university of perversity.  School's now in session.

It's night time in the Big City

The air is thick with a chemical

a woman takes a shower before going home to her husband

Hello...This is Bob Dylan (Bob's Anwsering Machine)

On the way to the studio I almost hit a telephone operator with my car. It was a close call.

It's night time in the Big City

A night watchman rinses out his thermos

clouds cover the top of the Abernathy building.

A giraffe can go a very long time without water. But he wants to see a menu right away.

(As Time Goes By)

It's night time in the Big City

a student faces down a deadline

a man with gin on his breath is pulled over

America's favorite radio program

It's night time in the Big City

an elderly man looks at his wife's empty pillow

a nervous thief stands in a doorway

Welcome to Theme Time Radio Hour. Leave your iron at the door, 'cause tonight we're gonna be playing music of the highest caliber. We're gonna shoot from the hip and put another notch on our barrel.

(Male voice speaking)

a female announcer dresses like me

a skeleton puts on a fat suit

I gotta put some gas in my car but I don't wanna put it in the tank

I don't want to conform to what everyone else is doing

I know I won't smoke that night though

Below the crypt lies theme time radio hour.

It's night time in the big city

A stray dog's eyes glow in a dark alleyway

Tex Carbone unlocks studio B

(Santo and Johnny-sleepwalk)

It's night time in the Big City

A man regrets using a gas station restroom

birds are still a couple hours away from getting the worm

Your queen size home for themes, dreams and schemes. Please do not remove tag under penalty of law.

(ewww, we're gonna have fun....OOOO Yes!)

It's night time in the Big City

A woman steps carefully over a broken wine bottle

the television is still on

(it's a cozy table isn't it? I like it too, yes I do like it. Mmmmmm....delicious.)

“Welcome once again to Theme Time Radio Hour, and I hope you brought an appetite. Because tonight we're gonna peruse the musical menu. We got a bill of fare that is truly appetizing. So I hope you're eager to dig in.”

It's night time in the big city

Uncle Jim dozes in front of the television

A woman puts extra stuffing into a zip-lock bag

“I'll let you in on a little secret. We plan the shows pretty carefully, but sometimes I get to yappin' and we don't have room for all the records I pick out.”