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Birth of the Blues - Remastered
Sammy Davis Jr.
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Oh, they say some people long ago
Were lookin' for a different 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
But this is how the blues
Really began
This is the way the blues began
They heard the breeze
Through the trees
Singin' weird melodies
And they named that
Just the start of the blues
Then from a jail
There came a wail
From a downhearted frail
And they played that
As a part of the blues
Now, from a whippoorwill
Sittin' high on a hill
They took a new note
And they pushed it through a horn
Until it was worn
Into a blue note
And then they nursed it, yeah
Rehearsed it
And then gave out the news
That the Southland
Really gave birth to the blues
From a whippoorwill
High on a hill
They grabbed a new note
And they pushed it through a horn
Until it was worn
Into a blue note
And then they nursed it, go
Rehearsed it
And then gave out the news
That the Southland
Gave birth to the blues
Everybody then nursed it
Rehearsed it
And gave out the news
That that old Southland gave birth
The birth to the blues
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