BIG BOY BLUE
David Kapp (m) Jack Lawrence (l) Peter Tinturin (l)   1937

as rec by Ella Fitzgerald & The Mills Bros   
Jan 14th 1937 New York
also rec by Ella Fitzgerald w Chick Webb's Orch '37


Big Boy Blue come blow your horn,
Big Boy Blue it's almost dawn,
And the band will soon be gone,
Come on Blue, blow your horn!

Big Boy Blue it's getting late,
Big Boy blue my feet can't wait,
So before you abdicate,
Come on Blue, blow your horn!

Well you blow hot, so hot,
How'm I gonna keep my seat?
Even with my two left feet,
I must give in, I mean give out!

Big Boy Blue you know it's so,
Big Boy Blue before you go,
Send me fast and send me slow,
Come on Blue, blow your horn!

So when you blow hot, so hot,
How'm I gonna keep my seat?
Even with my two left feet,
I must give in, I mean give out!

Oh Big Boy Blue you know so,
Big Boy Blue before you go,
Send me fast and send me slow,
Come on Blue, blow your horn!

Big Boy Blue come blow your horn.

Come on Blue, blow your horn!

Come on Blue, blow your horn!

So hot, so hot,
How'm I gonna keep my feet?
Even with my two left feet,

Big Boy Blue you know it's so,
Big Boy Blue before you go,
Send me fast and send me slow,
Swing me high and swing me low,
Rock me to and rock me fro
Come on Blue, blow your horn!





(Contributed by Peter Akers - March 2009)