The Birth Of The Blues-Sammy Davis Jr.

[ti:The Birth of the Blues (Live Version)] [ar:Sammy Davis Jr.] [al:The Best of the Reprise Years] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Birth Of The Blues - Sammy Davis Jr. [00:00.68]They... heard... the breeze [00:04.52] [00:05.51]Through the trees [00:07.21] [00:07.78]Singing weird weird melodies [00:12.16]And they named that [00:14.16] [00:16.18]Just the start of the blues [00:19.94] [00:21.99]Then from a jail [00:23.31] [00:24.13]There came a wail [00:25.66] [00:26.36]From a down-hearted frail [00:29.99] [00:31.06]And they played that [00:32.87] [00:34.66]As a part of the blues [00:39.45]Now from a whippoorwill [00:41.50] [00:42.62]Sittin' high on a hill [00:44.44] [00:45.04]They took a new note [00:48.32] [00:49.11]They pushed it through a horn [00:50.79] [00:51.33]Until it was worn into a blue note [00:56.74] [00:57.64]You got to believe me they nursed it [01:00.91] [01:01.60]And, they rehearsed it [01:02.98] [01:03.68]And then then they gave out the news [01:07.55] [01:08.43]That the South Land [01:09.90] [01:11.41]Really gave birth to the blues [01:15.08] [01:16.59]From a whippoorwill [01:18.54] [01:19.44]High on a hill [01:20.98] [01:21.52]They took a new note [01:24.86] [01:26.20]And they pushed it through a horn [01:28.43] [01:29.02]Until it was worn into a blue note [01:34.21] [01:35.06]Don't you know that they nursed it [01:37.88] [01:38.93]They rehearsed it [01:40.32] [01:41.16]When they are ready [01:42.10] [01:42.64]They gave out the news [01:44.93] [01:45.79]That the South Land [01:47.38] [01:49.39]Gave birth to the blues [01:53.00] [01:53.51]Oh they nursed [01:56.66]Rehearsed [01:57.90]And gave out the news [01:59.84] [02:00.39]That, that old South Land [02:02.42]Gave birth, birth to the blues [02:09.74] [02:28.47]From a whippoorwill [02:30.91]High on a hill [02:32.25] [02:35.66]They grabbed a new note [02:37.50]Oh they pushed it through a horn [02:39.40] [02:39.91]Until it was worn into a blue note [02:44.75] [02:46.41]Everybody they nursed [02:48.61] [02:49.96]They rehearsed [02:51.41] [02:52.25]When they were ready they gave out the news [02:55.86] [02:56.76]That the South Land [02:58.31] [03:00.40]Gave birth to the blues [03:04.11]Oh they nursed rehearsed [03:08.30] [03:08.98]And gave out the news [03:10.80] [03:11.76]That the old South Land [03:13.40]Gave birth the birth to the blues