Rhythm In My Nursery Rhymes Songtext
von Count Basie and His Orchestra

I could learn my ABC′s
Bring home A instead of D
And my ma and dad'd be pleased
If I had rhythm in my nursery rhymes

In the corner of the school
Sit because I broke a rule
But I showed them I′m no fool
If I had rhythm in my nursery rhymes
Tra la la la la won't get me far
Lately I've been thinking
If I had a little bit of rhythm
I could be one Jonah Lincoln

Simple Simon had a fair
Met a pie man who was there
Bought those cigars, I don′t care
If I had a rhythm in my nursery rhymes


(You got rhythm) ABCs
(You got rhythm) Instead of Ds
And my ma and dad′d be pleased
If I had rhythm in my nursery rhymes

(You got rhythm) In the corner of the school
(You got rhythm) Sit because I broke a rule
But I showed them I'm no fool
If I had rhythm in my nursery rhymes
Tra la la la la won′t get me far
Lately I've been thinking
If I had a little bit of rhythm
I could be one Lincoln

(You got rhythm) Simple Simon had a fair
(You got rhythm) Met a pie man who was there
Bought those cigars, I don′t care
If I had rhythm in my nursery rhymes

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Play the band, play the band
Yeah, yeah, yeah
And here's Count Basie′s idea of the song titled "John's Idea"