"The cowboy orchestra!"
"Give us the cowboy orchestra!"
"The cowboy orchestra, ladies and gentlemen."
With a wave of his hand he organized the room into drums, bugles, and trombones, announcing:
"The orchestra will tune up and play this little tune,
"'Ta-de-dee-ra-ta-ra-ta-rata,
Ta-de-dee-ra-ta-ra-ta-rata-ta!'
"All ready? Lots of action there—a little more cyclonic from the trombones. Fine! Whenever I give the signal the orchestra will burst forth into that melodious refrain. I will now give an imitation of a professional announcer at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and Congress of Rough Riders. Orchestra:
"Ta-de-dee-rata-rata-rata
Ta-de-dee-rata-rata-rata-ta!"