Lullaby of Birdland (Weiss)

'Lullaby of Birdland' is a 1952 jazz standard composed by pianist George Shearing. The title refers to Charlie "Bird" Parker and the Birdland jazz club named after him.

Lyrics were added somewhat later by George David WEISS (pseudonym B.Y. Forster):

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


Recordings exist by Ella Fitzgerald (1954), Chris Connor, Sarah Vaughan, Mel Tormé, Eartha Kitt, Joni James, Singers Unlimited, Nouvelle Cuisine, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ann Hampton Callaway, Dianne Reeves, Maria Luiza, Chaka Khan, Amy Winehouse, Lyn Stanley, etc.