Be Like The Bluebird 1936 'Anything Goes'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 27 Nov 2005

There's an old Australian Bush Song
that Melba used to sing,
a song that always cheered me,
when I was blue.
Even Melba said this bush song
was a helluva song to sing,
so be quiet whilst I render it to you.

When your instinct tells you
that disaster
is approaching you, faster and faster,
then be like the bluebird and sing:
"Tweet, tweet, tralalalalala."

When you know you're headed for the jailer
don't allow the old face to look paler,
but be like the blue bird and sing:
"Tweet, tweet, tralalalalala."

Be like the bluebird who never is blue
for he knows from his upbringing
what singing can do.
And though by other birdies in the boughs he
may be told that his efforts are perfectly lousy,
he sings on and on
till his troubles are through:
"Tweet, tweet, tralalalalala."

When your instinct tells you
that disaster
is approaching you, faster and faster,
then be like the bluebird and sing:
"Tweet, tweet, tralalalalala."

When you know you're headed for the jailer
don't allow the old face to look paler,
but be like the blue bird and sing:
"Tweet, tweet, tralalalalala."

Be like the bluebird who never is blue
for he knows from his upbringing
what singing can do.
And though by other birdies in the boughs he
may be told that his efforts are perfectly lousy,
he sings on and on
till his troubles are through:
"Tweet, tweet, tralalalalala."

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Be Like The Bluebird 1936 Cole Porter
Words and Music by Cole Porter
from "Anything Goes"
© 1936 by Warner Bros. Inc., (Renewed)
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 27 November 2005 at 21.45
in association with Doug Grierson
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