Fitzgerald Ella - The Real American Folk Song Lyrics

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Artist: Fitzgerald Ella
Fitzgerald Ella Author

Fitzgerald Ella Author

Album: Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (CD1) CD1 (1959)
Fitzgerald Ella - Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (CD1) CD1 Album

Fitzgerald Ella - Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (CD1) CD1 Album

Song Title:	The Real American Folk Song
Genre:	Jazz
Visits:	594

Near barcelona, the peasant crooned

The old traditional spanish tunes

The neapolitan street song sighs

You think of italian skys

Each nation has a creative vein

Originating a native strain

With folk songs plaintive and others gay

In their own peculiar way

American folk songs, I feel

Have a much stronger appeal

The real american folksong is a rag

A mental jag

A rhythmic tonic for the chronic blues

The critics called it a "joke song" but now

Theyve changed their tune, and they like it, somehow

For its innoculated with a syncopated sort of meter, sweeter

Than a classic strain, boy you cant remain, still or quiet, for its a riot

The real american folksong

Is like a fountain of youth

You taste, and it elates you, and then, invigorates you

The real american folksong, the masses coaxed on, is a rag

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The real american folksong is a rag

A mental jag

A rhythmic tonic for the chronic blues

The critics called it a "joke song" but now

Theyve changed their tune, and they like it, somehow

For its innoculated with a syncopated sort of meter, sweeter

Than a classic strain, boy you cant remain, still or quiet, for its a riot

The real american folksong

Is like a fountain of youth

You taste, and it elates you, and then, invigorates you

The real american folksong, is a rag

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Skylark "Skylark Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me where my love can be? Is there a meadow in the mist..."	Midnight Sun "Your lips were like a red and ruby chalice warmer than the summer night, The clouds were like an alabaster palace rising to a snowy height, Each star it's own arora bora elis suddenly you held me tight, I could see the midnight sun...."
Dream "Get in touch with that sundown fellow As he tiptoes across the sand Hes got a million kinds of stardust Pick your favrite brand, and..."	I Remember You "I remember you-ooh Youre the one who made my dreams come true A few kisses ago I remember you-ooh..."
When A Woman Loves A Man "Maybe he's not much, just another man Doing what he can But what does she care When a woman loves a man..."	My Reverie "Our love Is a dream, but in my reverie I can see that this love was meant for me Only a poor fool..."
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