LULLABY OF BIRDLAND



Lullaby of Birdland, that's what I

always hear when you sigh.

Never in my wordland

could there be ways to reveal

in a phrase how I feel.



Have you ever heard two turtle doves

bill and coo when they love?

That's the kind of magic

music we make with our lips

when we kiss.



And there's a weepy old willow,

he really knows how to cry.

That's how I'd cry in my pillow

if you should tell me farewell and goodbye.



Lullaby of Birdland whisper low,

kiss me sweet and we'll go

flyin' high in Birdland,

high in the sky up above

all because we're in love.



- George Shearing