Birdland

5000 light years from birdland

But I'm still preachin' the rythym

Long gone uptight years from birdland

And I'm still teachin' it with 'em

Years from the land of the bird

And I am still feelin' the spirit

5000 light years from birdland

But I know people can hear it

Bird named it

Bird made it

Bird heard it

Then played it

Well stated birdland

It happened down in birdland

In the middle of that hub

I remember one jazz club

Where we went to pat feet

Down on 52nd street

Everybody heard that word

That they named it after bird

Where the rythym swooped and swirled

The jazz corner of the world

And the cats they gigged in there

Were beyond compare

Birdland

I'm singing birdland

Birdland

Old swingin' birdland

Hey man

The music really turns you on

Really

Ya turn me around and turn me on

Down them stairs

Lose them cares

Where

Down in birdland

Total swing

Bop was king there

Down in birdland

Bird would cook

Max would look

Where

Down in birdland

Miles came through

Trane came too there

Down in birdland

Basie blew

Blakie too

Where

Down in birdland

Cannonball played that hall there

Down in birdland

Yeah

There will never be nothin' such as that

No more

Skoo be wah

No more

Down in birdland

That's where it was at

I know

Ah ah ah ah ah

I know

Back in them days bop was ridin' high

Hello

Heh heh heh heh heh

Goodbye

How well those cats remember their first birdland gig

To play in birdland is an honor we still dig

Yeah

That club was like in another world

Sure enough

Yeah baby

All those cats were cookin' on

People just sat and they were steady lookin' on

Then bird

He came and spread the word

Birdland

Yes indeed he did

Yes indeed he did

Yes indeed he did

Yes he did parker played in birdland

Yes he really did

Yes indeed he really did told the truth way down in birdland

Yes indeed he did

Yard bird parker played in birdland

Yes indeed he really did

Charlie parker played in birdland

Bird named it

Bird made it

Bird heard it

Then played it

Well stated birdland

It happened down in birdland

Everybody dug that beat

Everybody stomped their feet

Everybody digs be bop

And they'll never stop

Down them stairs

Lose them cares

Yeah

Down in birdland

Total swing

Bop was king

Yeah

Down in birdland

Bird would cook

Max would look

Yeah

Down in birdland

Miles came through

Trane came too

Yeah

Down in birdland

Basie blew

Blakie too

Yeah

Down in birdland

Cannonball played that hall

Yeah

Down in birdland

Down them stairs

Lose them cares

Yeah

Down in birdland

Total swing

Bop was king

Yeah

Down in birdland

Bird would cook

Max would look

Yeah

Down in birdland

Miles came through

Trane came too

Yeah

Down in birdland

Basie blew

Blakie too

Yeah

Down in birdland

Cannonball played that hall

Yeah

Down in birdland

Down them stairs

Lose them cares

Yeah

Down in birdland

Total swing

Bop was king

Yeah

Down in birdland

Bird would cook

Max would look

Yeah

Down in birdland