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Yardbird Suite (alternate take)
Bob Dorough
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I sing this song hoping you'll all find out
The man who wrote the "Yardbird Suite"
Leave you no doubt, tell you about
Charles "Yardbird" Parker was his name, the facts
He carved his fame in history
A sax for his acts
His improvisation was miraculous
Mastermind of rhythm was he
He blew notes that nobody'd ever heard before 'til then
Blues as they'd never been
So often true as genius seems to do
He suffered his life through
But gave us the "Yardbird Suite"
All because he never stopped blowin'
When he had the miserable woes
He seemed to pour out his heart and make each person listenin'
Feel that he'd never known what bein' lowdown could be
He knew that blowin' happy music goin' to set him free
He blew and blew and blew until he had the changes
Had the sound, he had them long before we heard him
He was just a boy in Kansas City, so pretty
After he came to New York town
All the local jazzmen listened in admiration
It wasn't long before his new sound swept 'round the nation
And Bird deserves the credit for the stimulating renaissance of jazz
It makes us very happy to announce
A goodly portion of his best works recorded
Have a treat, hurry right out and buy yourself some "Yardbird Suite"
Blow
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Charles "Yardbird" Parker was his name, that's right
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Way up south side, Scott, Illinois
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For "Yardbird Suite," his version should be heard
He left the world many more
So if you're interested, listen to Bird
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