The Birth Of The Blues-Sammy Davis Jr.

[ti:The Birth of the Blues] [ar:Sammy Davis Jr.] [al:Sammy Davis Jr. Hey, There! - His 27 Finest 1949-1957] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Birth Of The Blues - Sammy Davis Jr. [00:06.14]Oh, they say some people long ago [00:14.63] [00:15.50]Were looking for a diffrent tune [00:18.72]One that they could croon [00:21.17]As only they can [00:25.46] [00:27.00]They only had the rhythm [00:29.70]So they started swaying to and fro [00:39.09]They didn't know just what to use [00:42.32]But That is how the blues really began [00:49.68] [00:51.51]That is way the blues really began [00:55.68] [00:58.56]They heard the breeze in the trees [01:08.46]Singing weird melodies [01:12.43]And they made that the start of the blues [01:21.27] [01:22.43]And from a jail there came the wail [01:27.14]From down hearted frail [01:31.79]And they played that [01:33.80] [01:34.89]As part of the blues [01:38.50] [01:40.05]Now From a whippoorwill blues [01:43.02]Out on a hill [01:45.02] [01:45.53]They took a new note [01:49.07]And they Pushed it through a horn [01:52.71]And Til it was worn [01:54.71]And Into one blue note [01:57.32] [01:58.84]And then they nursed it, yeah rehearsed it [02:04.95]And then gave out the news [02:09.53]That the southland gave birth to the blues [02:17.66]From a whippoorwill Out on a hill [02:23.17]They took a new note [02:27.25]And then Pushed it through a horn [02:30.06]And Til it was worn [02:32.66]And Into a blue note [02:36.72]And then they nursed it, go rehearsed it [02:42.77]And then gave out the news [02:46.92]That the southland gave birth to the blues [02:54.89] [02:55.69]Everybody And then they nursed it, rehearsed it [02:59.68]And gave out the news [03:01.74] [03:02.84]That the Southland gave birth [03:05.64]The birth to the blues