Give It Back To The Indians

[ti:Give It Back to the Indians] [ar:Ella Fitzgerald] [al:Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Collection Vol.22 (Remastered)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.41]Give It Back to the Indians - Ella Fitzgerald [00:09.79]Old peter minuet had nothing to lose [00:13.57]When he bought the isle of manhatten [00:18.43]For twenty-six dollars and a bottle of booze [00:22.49]And they threw in the bronx and staten [00:25.71] [00:27.47]Pete thought that he had the best of [00:30.52]The bargin but the poor red man just grinned [00:35.75]And he grunted ugh meaning okay [00:39.03]In his jargon for he [00:40.89]Knew poor pete was skinned [00:44.86]We've tried to run the city [00:49.49]But the city ran away [00:54.88]And now peter minuet [01:01.05]We can't continue it [01:06.40]Broadways turning into coney [01:09.12]Champagne charlies drinking gin [01:11.77]Old new york is new and phony [01:14.11]Give it back to the indians [01:17.23]Two cents more to smoke a lucky [01:19.94]Dodging busses keep you thin [01:22.64]Now new york is simply ducky [01:24.67]Give it back to the indians [01:26.73]Take all the reds [01:29.85]On the boxes made for soap [01:33.71]Whites on fifth avenue [01:39.31]Blues down in wall street losing hope [01:45.33]Big bargain today chief take it away [01:50.85]Come you busted city slickers [01:53.75]Better take it on the chin [01:56.39]Father nick has lost his knickers [01:58.73]Give it back to the indians [02:26.73]Take all the reds [02:29.62]On the boxes made for soap [02:33.63]Whites on fifth avenue [02:39.27]Blues down in wall street losing hope [02:45.41]Big bargain today chief take it away [02:49.45] [02:51.23]Come you busted city slickers [02:53.97]Better take it on the chin [02:57.00]Father nick has lost his knickers [02:59.28]Give it back to the indians