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Testo Now's the Time - Eddie Jefferson

Testo della canzone Now's the Time (Eddie Jefferson), tratta dall'album Jazz & Vocal Greats

Come reminisce with me and think about the Bird
Remember everything he did and all the things you heard
Oh, don't it just amaze ya and get you down inside
To think of how he had to live and then the way he died?
Life was so unkind
'Cause now would have been his time
There is a tune that did move me
And there is a tune that really grooved me
Oh, yes siree, yes siree, when I heard the Bird
He was certainly makin' history down on Fifty-second Street
The musicians were scratchin' their heads and goin' on
You should have dug him
They were wonderin' how the yard was gettin' over
He was goin' so fast and all the time steady swingin'
Oh, yes siree, I'm sure the feet were readily steadily pattin' away
When he'd start to play
Charlie Parker
A whole lot of soul, Charlie Parker
Music was his life, he used to sit around thinkin' masterpieces
Then he'd up and right and play them
He was born in Kansas City
And it certainly was a pity that he never made lots of dough
Before it came his time to go
But he left a lot of swing in the air
Won't you listen?
Play it, Charlie boy
Go 'head and fill the people's hearts with joy
I love to listen
Oh yes, I love to listen to you, Charlie, 'deed I do
Although I know you're gone
All the memories that you left behind shall linger on
Blow, go ahead and blow
Oh, blow, yes, blow your blues away
I listened to everything you've ever played
Ballads were your specialty
But on the blues, you got so close to me
Hey, you were born
To be a master of your horn
Blow, Charlie Parker
I never thought he'd be so awfully close to me
Until I heard his message and it up and set me free
It made me want to linger, want to hang around
For better understanding of these different kind of sounds
Back in '42
Bird came to New York and he blew, my buddy blew
Come reminisce with me and think about the Bird
Remember everything he did and all the things you heard
Oh, don't it just amaze ya and get you down inside
To think of how he had to live and then the way he died?
Life was so unkind
'Cause now would have been his time
Now was his time



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Writer(s): Charlie Parker
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