baritime

Take apart a barbershop chord:
hear those singers croon and moan;
craft the harmonies we adore:
Lead, Tenor, Bass and Baritone.

Lead is the singer who sings the tune
sweetly, gently long and true

Tenor is the one who adds the sparkle:
right at the top where the birdies warble.

Bass is the basis for the masculine sound:
plants his feet on solid ground.

Then we come to the Baritone:
Bari notes can make you feel stoned.

Let me explain before you get mad:
Baris get the notes the other guys need.
Baritone notes are kind of sad:
the Bari part sounds like a crow on weed.

Barbershoppers tell an old joke:
it’s about Baris and it goes like this:
if you sing Bari there’s something broke;
garbage notes are a Bari’s bliss.

Yes, I sing Bari, and I have found
bari is the part that makes the rest ring
when you sing Bari you hear the sound
from the heart of the chords—it’s how we sing!

Take apart a barbershop chord:
hear those singers croon and moan;
craft the harmonies we adore:
Lead, Tenor, Bass and Baritone.

The voice of the poet