Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera — Intro lyrics

Lyrics

Hello there, ladies and gentlemen!
I’d like to welcome you to Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera.
I’m gonna introduce you to the orchestra:
the man on the guitar is Colin Forster,
and the guy on the bass is John Ford,
and the man on the drums is Hud.
We’re gonna start the show with a vocal number
called Mother Writes,
Mother Writes,
Mother Writes.