Birth Of The Blues
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โฑ๏ธ 3:28 duration
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๐ 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!
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!
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:26.01] Oh . . . they say some people long ago,
[00:36.52] Were searchin' for a diff'rent tune,
[00:40.23] One that they could croon,
[00:41.92] As only they can . . .
[00:48.89] They only had the rhythm . . . so,
[00:54.40] They started swayin' to and fro . . .
[01:01.25] They didn't know just what to use,
[01:04.37] That is how the blues,
[01:07.73] Really began . . .
[01:13.87] They heard the breeze in the trees,
[01:22.45] Singin' weird melodies,
[01:26.54] And they made that,
[01:32.46] The start of the blues!
[01:38.85] And from a jail came the wail,
[01:47.36] Of a down-hearted frail,
[01:51.52] And they played that,
[01:57.55] As part of the blues!
[02:04.93] From a whippoorwill out on the hill,
[02:10.27] They took a new note (whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill . . .)
[02:16.58] Pushed it through a horn 'till it was worn,
[02:22.84] Into a blue note . . . (whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill . . .)
[02:28.75] An' then they nursed it, and rehearsed it,
[02:36.65] And gave out the news,
[02:41.53] That the "Southland" . . .
[02:46.98] Gave birth to the blues!
[02:54.34] (Shout out the wonderful news!)
[02:55.95] Oh, the breeze from the trees,
[02:59.04] A wail from the jail,
[03:02.34] A buzz from the cousin of a nightin'gale,
[03:08.06] And "Southland" (hello, hello!)
[03:11.71] Gave birth to the blues!
[03:11.75]
[00:36.52] Were searchin' for a diff'rent tune,
[00:40.23] One that they could croon,
[00:41.92] As only they can . . .
[00:48.89] They only had the rhythm . . . so,
[00:54.40] They started swayin' to and fro . . .
[01:01.25] They didn't know just what to use,
[01:04.37] That is how the blues,
[01:07.73] Really began . . .
[01:13.87] They heard the breeze in the trees,
[01:22.45] Singin' weird melodies,
[01:26.54] And they made that,
[01:32.46] The start of the blues!
[01:38.85] And from a jail came the wail,
[01:47.36] Of a down-hearted frail,
[01:51.52] And they played that,
[01:57.55] As part of the blues!
[02:04.93] From a whippoorwill out on the hill,
[02:10.27] They took a new note (whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill . . .)
[02:16.58] Pushed it through a horn 'till it was worn,
[02:22.84] Into a blue note . . . (whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill . . .)
[02:28.75] An' then they nursed it, and rehearsed it,
[02:36.65] And gave out the news,
[02:41.53] That the "Southland" . . .
[02:46.98] Gave birth to the blues!
[02:54.34] (Shout out the wonderful news!)
[02:55.95] Oh, the breeze from the trees,
[02:59.04] A wail from the jail,
[03:02.34] A buzz from the cousin of a nightin'gale,
[03:08.06] And "Southland" (hello, hello!)
[03:11.71] Gave birth to the blues!
[03:11.75]