The Birth Of The Blues-Sammy Davis Jr.

The Birth of the Blues (Live Version) - Sammy Davis Jr. They... heard... the breeze Through the trees Singing weird weird melodies And they named that Just the start of the blues Then from a jail There came a wail From a down-hearted 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 They pushed it through a horn Until it was worn into a blue note You got to believe me they nursed it And, they rehearsed it And then then they gave out the news That the South Land Really gave birth to the blues From a whippoorwill High on a hill They took a new note And they pushed it through a horn Until it was worn into a blue note Don't you know that they nursed it They rehearsed it When they are ready They gave out the news That the South Land Gave birth to the blues Oh they nursed Rehearsed And gave out the news That, that old South Land Gave birth, birth to the blues From a whippoorwill High on a hill They grabbed a new note Oh they pushed it through a horn Until it was worn into a blue note Everybody they nursed They rehearsed When they were ready they gave out the news That the South Land Gave birth to the blues Oh they nursed rehearsed And gave out the news That the old South Land Gave birth the birth to the blues