Birth of the Blues Songtext
von Shirley Bassey

Ah, they say some people long ago
Were searching for a different tune
One that they could croon as only they can
They only had the rhythm, so
They started swaying to and fro
They didn′t know just what to use
And this is how the blues really began


They heard the breeze in the trees
Singing which melodies
And they made that the start of the blues
And from a jail came the wail
Of a downhearted frail
And they played that as part of the blues
From a whippoorwill out on the hill
They took a new note
Pushed it through a horn 'til it was worn
Into a blue note

And then they nursed it, rehearsed it
And gave out the news
That the Southland gave birth to the blues

And then they nursed it, rehearsed it
And gave out the news
That the Southland gave birth to the blues
That the Southland, they gave birth to the blues