Little Jazz Bird

from 1924 by Jared Emerson-Johnson's One-Man Skeleton Revival

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Music by George Gershwin, words by Ira Gershwin.

First performed by Cliff Edwards in the Gershwins' musical "Lady Be Good!"

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Into a cabaret
One fatal day
A little songbird flew.
Found it so very gay
He thought he'd stay
Just to get a bird's-eye view.

When he heard the jazz band playin'
He was happy as a lark.
To each measure he was swayin',
And he stayed till after dark.

Then back to the land he knew
Thrilled through and through
He sailed on in the air
Called to the other birds
And in these words
Started gurgling then and there:

I'm a little jazz bird
And I'm tellin' you to be one, too.
For a little jazz bird
Is in heaven when he's singin' blue.

I say it with regret,
But you're out of date.
You ain't heard nothin' yet,
Till you syncopate.

When the goin' is rough
You will find your troubles all have flown.
If you warble your stuff
Like the moanin' of a saxophone.

Just try my recipe
And I'm sure you'll agree
That a little jazz bird
Is the only kind of bird to be.
I say it with regret
But you're out of date
You ain't heard nothin' yet
Till you syncopate

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from 1924, released December 23, 2022

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Jared Emerson-Johnson's One-Man Skeleton Revival San Francisco, California

Born out of pandemic lockdown madness, Jared Emerson-Johnson's One-Man Skeleton Revival began as an experiment in jug band overdubbing that blossomed into an album celebrating some of the best tunes written, recorded, and/or published in 1924. Originally intended as a personal project for friends and family, the end result came out well enough to deserve a public release...maybe. ... more

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