Oh . . . they say some people long ago,
Were searchin' for a diff'rent tune,
One that they could croon,
As only they can . . .
They only had the rhythm . . . so,
They started swayin' to and fro . . .
They didn't know just what to use,
That is how the blues,
Really began . . .
They heard the breeze in the trees,
Singin' weird melodies,
And they made that,
The start of the blues!
And from a jail came the wail,
Of a down-hearted frail,
And they played that,
As part of the blues!
From a whippoorwill out on the hill,
They took a new note ( whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill . . . )
Pushed it through a horn 'till it was worn,
Into a blue note . . . ( whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill . . . )
An' then they nursed it, and rehearsed it,
And gave out the news,
That the 'southland' . . .
Gave birth to the blues!
( shout out the wonderful news! )
Oh, the breeze from the trees,
A wail from the jail,
A buzz from the cousin of a nightin'gale,
And 'southland' ( hello, hello! )
Gave birth to the blues!
🎵
LRC歌词版本
[00:29.01]Oh . . . they say some people long ago,
[00:36.09]Were searchin' for a diff'rent tune,
[00:39.90]One that they could croon,
[00:41.58]As only they can . . .
[00:48.33]They only had the rhythm . . . so,
[00:54.15]They started swayin' to and fro . . .
[01:00.93]They didn't know just what to use,
[01:02.79]That is how the blues,
[01:14.49]Really began . . .
[01:14.76]They heard the breeze in the trees,
[01:22.05]Singin' weird melodies,
[01:31.89]And they made that,
[01:32.22]The start of the blues!
[01:47.07]And from a jail came the wail,
[01:47.76]Of a down-hearted frail,
[01:57.24]And they played that,
[01:57.69]As part of the blues!
[02:04.41]From a whippoorwill out on the hill,
[02:11.13]They took a new note ( whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill . . . )
[02:12.99]Pushed it through a horn 'till it was worn,
[02:23.49]Into a blue note . . . ( whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill . . . )
[02:25.77]An' then they nursed it, and rehearsed it,
[02:42.00]And gave out the news,
[02:42.42]That the 'southland' . . .
[02:43.53]Gave birth to the blues!
[02:52.80]( shout out the wonderful news! )
[02:56.28]Oh, the breeze from the trees,
[02:59.19]A wail from the jail,
[03:02.13]A buzz from the cousin of a nightin'gale,
[03:03.42]And 'southland' ( hello, hello! )
[03:13.11]Gave birth to the blues!
Oh . . . they say some people long ago,
Were searchin' for a diff'rent tune,
One that they could croon,
As only they can . . .
They only had the rhythm . . . so,
They started swayin' to and fro . . .
They didn't know just what to use,
That is how the blues,
Really began . . .
They heard the breeze in the trees,
Singin' weird melodies,
And they made that,
The start of the blues!
And from a jail came the wail,
Of a down-hearted frail,
And they played that,
As part of the blues!
From a whippoorwill out on the hill,
They took a new note ( whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill . . . )
Pushed it through a horn 'till it was worn,
Into a blue note . . . ( whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill . . . )
An' then they nursed it, and rehearsed it,
And gave out the news,
That the 'southland' . . .
Gave birth to the blues!
( shout out the wonderful news! )
Oh, the breeze from the trees,
A wail from the jail,
A buzz from the cousin of a nightin'gale,
And 'southland' ( hello, hello! )
Gave birth to the blues!
🎵
LRC歌词版本
[00:29.01]Oh . . . they say some people long ago,
[00:36.09]Were searchin' for a diff'rent tune,
[00:39.90]One that they could croon,
[00:41.58]As only they can . . .
[00:48.33]They only had the rhythm . . . so,
[00:54.15]They started swayin' to and fro . . .
[01:00.93]They didn't know just what to use,
[01:02.79]That is how the blues,
[01:14.49]Really began . . .
[01:14.76]They heard the breeze in the trees,
[01:22.05]Singin' weird melodies,
[01:31.89]And they made that,
[01:32.22]The start of the blues!
[01:47.07]And from a jail came the wail,
[01:47.76]Of a down-hearted frail,
[01:57.24]And they played that,
[01:57.69]As part of the blues!
[02:04.41]From a whippoorwill out on the hill,
[02:11.13]They took a new note ( whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill . . . )
[02:12.99]Pushed it through a horn 'till it was worn,
[02:23.49]Into a blue note . . . ( whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill . . . )
[02:25.77]An' then they nursed it, and rehearsed it,
[02:42.00]And gave out the news,
[02:42.42]That the 'southland' . . .
[02:43.53]Gave birth to the blues!
[02:52.80]( shout out the wonderful news! )
[02:56.28]Oh, the breeze from the trees,
[02:59.19]A wail from the jail,
[03:02.13]A buzz from the cousin of a nightin'gale,
[03:03.42]And 'southland' ( hello, hello! )
[03:13.11]Gave birth to the blues!