The song is a bouncy number sung by an offscreen female chorus.

There is a male chorus of eight and a female chorus of seven.

Song form is call and response between a solo singer and (usually) a female chorus.

It features many familiar sounds from his earlier albums, such as uilleann pipes and female chorus.

Most important, the female chorus clawed and leaped with new energy.

A female chorus also sings in the last movement.

On this version the part of the "mouse" is sung by a female chorus.

A female chorus was involved in the recording sessions, but their parts were edited out of the song's final master.

Sometimes these vocals are augmented by a female gospel-style chorus.

The work is scored for a large orchestra and female chorus: