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5,000 light years from Birdland |
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But I'm still preachin' the rhythm |
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Long gone, uptight years from Birdland |
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An' I'm still teachin' it with 'em |
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Years from the land of the Bird |
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An' I am still feelin' the spirit |
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5,000 light years from Birdland |
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But I know people can hear it |
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Bird named it, Bird made it, Bird heard it, then played it |
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Well stated! Birdland |
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It happened down in Birdland |
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Oh! |
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In the middle of that hub |
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I remember one jazz club |
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Where we went to pat feet |
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Down on fifty-second street |
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Everybody heard that word |
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That they named it after Bird |
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Where the rhythm swooped and swirled |
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The jazz corner of the world |
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An' the cats they gigged in there |
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Were beyond compare |
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Birdland, I'm singin' Birdland |
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Birdland, ol' swingin' Birdland |
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Hey, man, the music really turns you on! |
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Y' turn me on |
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Really, y' turn me around' |
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'N turn me on |
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Down them stairs, lose them cares, where? |
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Down in Birdland |
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Total swing, Bop was king there |
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Down in Birdland |
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Bird would cook, Max would look, where? |
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Down in Birdland |
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Miles came through, 'Trane came too there |
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Down in Birdland |
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Basie blew, Blakey too, where? |
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Down in Birdland |
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Cannonball played that hall there |
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Down in Birdland |
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Yeah |
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There may never be nothin' such as that |
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No mo', No mo' |
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Down in Birdland, that's where it was at |
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I know, I know |
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Back in them days bop was ridin' high |
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Hello, goodbye! |
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How well those cats remember |
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Their first Birdland gig |
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To play in Birdland is an honor we still dig |
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Yeah that club was like |
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In another world, sure enough |
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Yeah, baby |
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All o' the cats had the cookin' on |
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People just sat an' they was steady lookin' on |
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Then Bird, he came 'n spread the word |
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Birdland |
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Yes, indeed, he did |
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Yes, indeed, he did |
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Yes, indeed, he did |
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Yes, he did, Parker played at Birdland |
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Yes, he really did |
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Yes, indeed, he really did |
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Yes, indeed, he did |
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Told the truth down in Birdland |
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Yes, indeed he did, Charlie Parker played in |
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Birdland |
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Yes, indeed, he really did |
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Charlie Parker played in Birdland |
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Bird named it, Bird made it, Bird heard it, then played it |
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Well-stated! Birdland |
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It happened down in Birdland |
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Everybody dug that beat |
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Everybody stomped their feet |
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Everybody digs be-bop |
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An' they'll never stop |
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Down them stairs, lose them cares yeah! |
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Down in Birdland |
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Total swing! Bop was king yeah! |
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Down in Birdland |
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Bird would cook, Max would look yeah! |
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Down in Birdland |
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Miles came through, 'trane came too yeah! |
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Down in Birdland |
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Basie blew, Blakey too yeah! |
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Down in Birdland |
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Cannonball played that hall yeah! |
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Down in Birdland |
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(Come in pairs down them stairs, lose y' cares) |
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Down them stairs, lose them cares yeah! |
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(Them that dares gits it!) |
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Down in Birdland |
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(Pay the gate, don't be late) |
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Total swing! Bop was king yeah! |
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(It's a date! Whattay' know) |
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Down in Birdland |
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(If y' dig, then you'll dig, it's a groove) |
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Bird would cook, Max would look yeah! |
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(Quite a groove, 'cause y' t' move) |
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Down in Birdland |
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(Come in twos, pay your dues) |
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Miles came through, 'trane came too yeah! |
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(What can you lose?) |
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(Just your blues!) |
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Down in Birdland |
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(So lose them!) |
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Basie blew, Blakey too yeah! |
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(The band swingin' one and all and what a ball!) |
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Down in Birdland |
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(Yeah!) |
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Cannonball played that hall yeah! |
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(Music is good, music is better than good) |
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(Pretty good) |
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Down in Birdland |
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(Very nice) |
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(Really very good things are bein' like they should) |
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Down them stairs, lose y' cares yeah! |
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(Very good, very good, very good) |
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Down in Birdland |
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(All y' gotta do is lend an ear) |
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(An' listen to it) |
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Total swing! Bop was king yeah! |
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(Then y' dig a little sooner than soon) |
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(You'll be diggin' everything diggin' all the music) |
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Down in Birdland |
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(What a ball!) |
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Bird would cook, Max would look yeah! |
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(How y' gonna figure out) |
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(A way t' bring it all about amid a) |
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Down in Birdland |
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(Lot o' other music on the set'n on) |
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(The scene know what I mean?) |
