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Artist:Perry Como
Taken from the album Miscellaneous by Perry Como
Album:Miscellaneous
Track:Birth Of The Blues
 
Date Added:18/10/2007
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Lyrics:Oh . . . they say some people long ago,
Were searchin' for a diff'rent tune,
One that
they could croon,
As only they can . . .

They only had the rhythm . . . so,

They started swayin' to and fro . . .
They didn't know just what to use,
That is
how the blues,
Really began . . .

They heard the breeze in the trees,

Singin' weird melodies,
And they made that,
The start of the blues!

And
from a jail came the wail,
Of a down-hearted frail,
And they played that,
As part
of the blues!

From a whippoorwill out on the hill,
They took a new note (
whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill . . . )
Pushed it through a horn 'till it was worn,

Into a blue note . . . ( whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill . . . )

An'
then they nursed it, and rehearsed it,
And gave out the news,
That the "Southland" . . .

Gave birth to the blues!

( Shout out the wonderful news! )

Oh, the
breeze from the trees,
A wail from the jail,
A buzz from the cousin of a nightin'gale,

And "Southland" ( hello, hello! )
Gave birth to the blues!

Music by Ray
Henderson
with lyrics by B.G. DeSylva and Lew Brown
 
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