HUMMINGBIRD, THE
(DiLazzaro / Adamson)

as recorded by The Andrews Sisters
with Vic Schoen & his Orchestra
July 17th 1942 New York


The happy hummingbird,
His song is never heard,
But everybody is gay
When he comes wingin' their way!

Around and round he'll dance
While sweethearts all romance,
He's just a merry old clown
Who can't be settlin' down!

While other birds are twittin',
He's a guy who's flittin',
Never see him sittin' in his nest!
He never was a singer
But is some humdinger,
He can run a ring around the rest!

So when the world is glum,
Come take a lesson from
This tiny little Tom Thumb,
And hear the hummingbird hum!

That xxx? bird you never heard
Is a pretty happy guy!

The happy hummingbird,
His song is never heard,
But everybody is gay
When he comes wingin' their way, tra-ha-ha!

Around and round he'll dance
While sweethearts all romance,
He's just a merry old clown
Who can't be settlin' down!

So when the world is glum,
Come on out and take a lesson from
This tiny little Tom Thumb,
And hear the hummingbird hum!

While other birds are a-twittin',
He's a guy who is flittin',
Never see him a-sittin' in his nest!
He never was a singer
But is some hum-a-dinger,
He can run a ring around the rest!

So when the world is glum,
Come take a lesson from
This tiny little Tom Thumb,
And hear the hummingbird hum!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - November 2016)