Name: BONUS: Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Duration: P00H02M46S
Description: The prompt for this one was "What were the last words you heard today?" Someone must have been listening to NPR, because this answer came up pretty quickly. 24 hours later... Wait wait!

BONUS: Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

from JIM... and Other Fine Suggestions by Jason Kravits

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The prompt for this one was "What were the last words you heard today?" Someone must have been listening to NPR, because this answer came up pretty quickly. 24 hours later... Wait wait!

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V1
The weekend is here, I throw on some shoes
And I go out driving in my car
My schedule's clear, I'm up on the news
And so I turn on NPR
And when I hear what the program is a thrill comes over me
It's everybody's favorite quiz... comin' out of WBEZ

CHORUS
Wait Wait, don't tell me. I might know it
Before you say the answer on the radio
All week I've followed every news story
I'm so informed it's like they wrote the questions for me
Wait Wait, Don't tell me, come on take it slow
I might already know

V2
I know who Bill is with every quote
At panel questions I'm no slob
I'm kind of a whiz, I'm not one to gloat
But I'm pretty boss at not my job
When bluff the listener comes along I'm money in the bank
I never get an answer wrong on lightning fill in the blank
(except for the one that's so obscure almost nobody gets it)

CHORUS
Wait Wait, don't tell me. I might know it
Before you let the others have a chance to go
Just give me a moment, I confesss
Sometimes I have to take an educated guess
Wait wait, don't tell me... don't interrupt my flow
I might already know.

BRIDGE
With the limerick I have to come clean
I can't always deduce what they mean
But if I finish the rhyme before I run out of time
I might get Bill Kurtis on my answering machine

CHORUS
(Adam Paula Roxanne Tom Roy Helen Maeve and Mo)
So Peter start the show.

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from JIM... and Other Fine Suggestions, released February 2, 2023
Jason Kravits - vocals
John Thorn - piano
Sean Dixon - bass, percussion

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