Goodbye Porkpie Hat

He put all of his soul into a tenor saxophone,
He had a way of talking, 'twas a language all his own,
Life's story, love and glory if you listen when he plays it for you,
Now listen and listen and dig it, can you dig it?
Lester Young is playing what he's feeling
Dealing and dancing you home.

Now someone might have told you, Lester Young he's out of style.
But now I'm here to tell you, Prez is happening right now.
Life's story, love and glory if you listen when he plays it for you
Now listen and listen and dig it, can you dig it?
Lester Young is playing what he's feeling
Dealing and dancing you home.

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The Vocal Real Book has this version, which it credits to Rahsaan Roland Kirk (though it sounds like Hendricks to me), and also Joni Mitchell's, which I think is better, but not much. If I had to do a vocal version, I'd either start over or combine the two somehow to save the best lines and lose the rest. But that's just me.

[This message was edited by John Kavanagh on 08 November 2003 at 10:21 AM.]