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Ella Fitzgerald The Real American Folk Song Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.75/10 [12 votes]Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Song Book / Original Release Date: 1998-01-01Genre: VocalSong Duration: 3 min 43 sec
The Real American Folk Song
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
ELLA FITZGERALD
- The Real American Folk Song LyricsNear 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
They've changed their tune, and they like it, somehow
For it's innoculated with a syncopated sort of meter, sweeter
Than a classic strain, boy you can't remain, still or quiet, for it's 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
(instrumental break)
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
They've changed their tune, and they like it, somehow
For it's innoculated with a syncopated sort of meter, sweeter
Than a classic strain, boy you can't remain, still or quiet, for it's 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
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
They've changed their tune, and they like it, somehow
For it's innoculated with a syncopated sort of meter, sweeter
Than a classic strain, boy you can't remain, still or quiet, for it's a riot
The real American folksong
You taste, and it elates you, and then, invigorates you
The real American folksong, the masses coaxed on, is a rag
(instrumental break)
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
They've changed their tune, and they like it, somehow
For it's innoculated with a syncopated sort of meter, sweeter
Than a classic strain, boy you can't remain, still or quiet, for it's 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
Facts about The Real American Folk Song
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The Real American Folk Song is written by Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin.
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It is first released on January 01, 1998 as part of Ella Fitzgerald's album "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Song Book" which includes 50 tracks in total. This song is the 17th track on this album.
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The Real American Folk Song falls under the genre Vocal.
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The Real American Folk Song song length is 3 minutes and 43 seconds.
Who wrote The Real American Folk Song lyrics?
The Real American Folk Song is written by Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin.
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When was The Real American Folk Song released?
It is first released on January 01, 1998 as part of Ella Fitzgerald's album "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Song Book" which includes 50 tracks in total. This song is the 17th track on this album.
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Which genre is The Real American Folk Song?
The Real American Folk Song falls under the genre Vocal.
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How long is the song The Real American Folk Song?
The Real American Folk Song song length is 3 minutes and 43 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
Record Label(s): 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc
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