5000 light years from BirdlandBut I'm still preachin' the rythymLong gone uptight years from BirdlandAnd I'm still teachin' it with 'emYears from the land of the BirdAnd I am still feelin' the spirit5000 light years from BirdlandBut I know people can hear itBird named it, Bird made itBird heard it, then played itWell stated BirdlandIt happened down in BirdlandIn the middle of that hubI remember one jazz clubWhere we went to pat feetDown on 52nd StreetEverybody heard that wordThat they named it after BirdWhere the rythym swooped and swirledThe jazz corner of the worldAnd the cats they gigged in thereWere beyond compareBirdland, I'm singing BirdlandBirdland, old swingin' BirdlandHey man, the music really turns you onReally? Ya turn me around and turn me onDown them stairs, lose them caresWhere? Down in BirdlandTotal swing, Bop was king thereDown in BirdlandBird would cook, Max would lookWhere? Down in BirdlandMiles came through, trane came too thereDown in BirdlandBasie blew, Blakie tooWhere? Down in BirdlandCannonball played that hall thereDown in Birdland, yeahThere will never be nothin' such as thatNo more, skoo be wah, no moreDown in Birdland, that's where it was atI know, ah ah ah ah ah, I knowBack in them days Bop was ridin' highHello, heh heh heh heh heh, goodbye!How well those cats remember their first Birdland gigTo play in Birdland is an honor we still digYeah, that club was like in another worldSure enough, yeah babyAll those cats were cookin' onPeople just sat and they were steady lookin' onThen Bird, he came and spread the wordBirdlandYes indeed he didYes indeed he didYes indeed he didYes he did Parker played in BirdlandYes he really didYes indeed he really did told the truth way down in BirdlandYes indeed he did, Yard bird Parker played in BirdlandYes indeed he really did, Charlie Parker played in BirdlandBird named it, Bird made itBird heard it, then played itWell stated BirdlandIt happened down in BirdlandEverybody dug that beatEverybody stomped their feetEverybody digs be bopAnd they'll never stopDown them stairs, lose them caresYeah, down in BirdlandTotal swing, Bop was kingYeah, down in BirdlandBird would cook, Max would lookYeah, down in BirdlandMiles came through, trane came tooYeah, down in BirdlandBasie blew, Blakie tooYeah, down in BirdlandCannonball played that hallYeah, down in BirdlandDown them stairs, lose them caresYeah, down in BirdlandTotal swing, Bop was kingYeah, down in BirdlandBird would cook, Max would lookYeah, down in BirdlandMiles came through, trane came tooYeah, down in BirdlandBasie blew, Blakie tooYeah, down in BirdlandCannonball played that hallYeah, down in BirdlandDown them stairs, lose them caresYeah, down in BirdlandTotal swing, Bop was kingYeah, down in BirdlandBird would cook, Max would lookYeah, down in Birdland
Lyrics by The Manhattan Transfer
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