diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index aea52bc..d23cb78 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject hidden-markov-music "0.1.1-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject hidden-markov-music "0.1.1"
   :description "Generate original musical scores by means of a hidden Markov
                 model."
   :url "https://github.com/dwysocki/hidden-markov-music"
diff --git a/src/hidden_markov_music/core.clj b/src/hidden_markov_music/core.clj
index 81ddbd1..4e89263 100644
--- a/src/hidden_markov_music/core.clj
+++ b/src/hidden_markov_music/core.clj
@@ -3,15 +3,75 @@
   Currently no such interface exists."
   (:require [clojure.pprint :refer [pprint]]
             [hidden-markov-music.hmm :as hmm]
+            [hidden-markov-music.stats :as stats]
             [clojure.tools.cli :refer [parse-opts]]
             [clojure.string :as string])
+  (:import [hidden_markov_music.hmm HMM])
   (:gen-class))
 
+(def random-weather-model
+  (hmm/random-hmm [:rainy :sunny]
+                  [:run :clean :shop]))
+
+(def song-states
+  [:beginning :middle :chorus :finale :end])
+
+(def song-notes
+  [:A :B :C :D :E :F :G])
+
+(def song-model
+  (HMM. song-states
+        song-notes
+        {:beginning {:beginning 0.8,
+                     :middle    0.2,
+                     :chorus    0.0,
+                     :finale    0.0,
+                     :end       0.0},
+         :middle    {:beginning 0.0,
+                     :middle    0.5,
+                     :chorus    0.4,
+                     :finale    0.1,
+                     :end       0.0},
+         :chorus    {:beginning 0.0,
+                     :middle    0.2,
+                     :chorus    0.8,
+                     :finale    0.0,
+                     :end       0.0}
+         :finale    {:beginning 0.0,
+                     :middle    0.0,
+                     :chorus    0.0,
+                     :finale    0.8,
+                     :end       0.2}
+         :end       {:beginning 0.0,
+                     :middle    0.0,
+                     :chorus    0.0,
+                     :finale    0.0,
+                     :end       1.0}}
+        (stats/random-row-stochastic-map song-states song-notes)
+        {:beginning 1.0,
+         :middle    0.0,
+         :chorus    0.0,
+         :finale    0.0,
+         :end       0.0}))
+
+(def models
+  {"weather" random-weather-model,
+   "song"    song-model})
+
+
 (def cli-options
-  [["-h" "--help"]])
+  [["-m" "--model MODEL" "Name of the model"
+    :default "weather"
+    :validate [#{"weather" "song"}
+               (str "Must be one of [weather, song]")]]
+   ["-n" "--number N" "Number of weather events to sample"
+    :default 10
+    :parse-fn #(Integer/parseInt %)
+    :validate [#(< 0 % 0x10000) "Must be a number between 0 and 65536"]]
+   ["-h" "--help"]])
 
 (defn usage [options-summary]
-  (->> ["Doesn't do anything ... yet."
+  (->> ["Produces random emissions and states from walking an HMM."
         ""
         "Usage: hidden-markov-music [options]"
         ""
@@ -29,5 +89,39 @@
 
 (defn -main
   [& args]
-  (pprint (hmm/random-hmm [:rainy :sunny]
-                          [:run :clean :shop])))
+  (let [{:keys [options arguments summary errors]}
+        (parse-opts args cli-options)]
+    (cond
+     (:help options)
+     (exit 0 (usage summary))
+
+     (not= (count arguments) 0)
+     (exit 1 (usage summary))
+
+     errors
+     (exit 1 (error-msg errors)))
+
+    (let [model (-> (:model options)
+                    models)
+          states (hmm/sample-states model)
+          emissions (hmm/sample-emissions model states)]
+      (println "MODEL:")
+      (pprint model)
+      (println)
+      (println "SAMPLE:")
+      (doall
+       (case (:model options)
+         "song"
+         (map (fn [state emission]
+                (println (str "S = " state ", E = " emission)))
+              (take-while (fn [state] (not= state :end))
+                          states)
+              emissions)
+         "weather"
+         (take (:number options)
+               (map (fn [state emission]
+                      (println (str "S = " state ", E = " emission)))
+                    states
+                    emissions))
+         nil))
+      nil)))
diff --git a/src/hidden_markov_music/hmm.clj b/src/hidden_markov_music/hmm.clj
index a46a6e3..f300317 100644
--- a/src/hidden_markov_music/hmm.clj
+++ b/src/hidden_markov_music/hmm.clj
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 (ns hidden-markov-music.hmm
   "General implementation of a hidden Markov model, and associated algorithms."
-  (:require [hidden-markov-music.stats :as stats]))
+  (:require [hidden-markov-music.stats :as  stats]
+            [hidden-markov-music.random :refer [select-random-key]]))
 
 (defrecord HMM
     [states
@@ -335,3 +336,47 @@
     {:likelihood     likelihood
      ;; state sequence was constructed via backtracking, and must be reversed
      :state-sequence (reverse optimal-state-sequence)}))
+
+(defn random-initial-state
+  "Randomly selects an initial state from the model, weighed by the initial
+  probability distribution."
+  [model]
+  (select-random-key (:initial-prob model)))
+
+(defn random-transition
+  "Randomly selects a state to transition to from the current state, weighed
+  by the transition probability distribution."
+  [model state]
+  (-> model
+      (get-in [:transition-prob state])
+      select-random-key))
+
+(defn random-emission
+  "Randomly emits an observation from the current state, weighed by the
+  observation probability distribution."
+  [model state]
+  (-> model
+      (get-in [:observation-prob state])
+      select-random-key))
+
+(defn sample-states
+  "Randomly walks through the states of the model, returning an infinite lazy
+  seq of those states.
+
+  See [[random-initial-state]] and [[random-transition]] for details on the
+  decisions made at each step."
+  [model]
+  (iterate (partial random-transition model)
+           (random-initial-state model)))
+
+(defn sample-emissions
+  "Randomly walks through the states of the model, returning an infinite lazy
+  seq of emissions from those states. One can optionally provide predetermined
+  states, and emissions will be made from it randomly.
+
+  See [[sample-states]] and [[random-emission]] for details."
+  ([model]
+     (sample-emissions model (sample-states model)))
+  ([model states]
+     (map (partial random-emission model)
+          states)))