WHEN THE RED, RED ROBIN COMES BOB, BOB, BOBBIN' ALONG
(Harry Woods)

Recorded by: Louis Armstrong; John Arpin; Clusone Trio; 
Bing Crosby; Bob Crosby; Doris Day; Dion & the Belmonts;
Tennessee Ernie Ford; Dick Haymes; Susan Hayward;
Victoria Jackson; Al Jolson; Barney Kessel; Julie London;
Dean Martin; Carmen McRae; Sir Yehudi Menuhin;
Mitch Miller; Mandy Patinkin; Sid Phillips; Wayne Potash;
Renaissance; The Ritz; Willard Robinson; 
Whispering Jack Smith; Jo Stafford; Eva Taylor; Mel Tormé;
Clarence Williams.


When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob Bobbin' Along 
When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along, along 
There'll be no more sobbin' when he starts throbbin' his old sweet song 
Wake up, wake up you sleepy head 
Get up, get out of your bed 
Cheer up, cheer up the sun is red 
Live, love, laugh and be happy 
What if I were blue, now I'm walking through, walking through the fields of flowers 
Rain may glisten but still I listen for hours and hours 
I'm just a kid again doing what I did again, singing a song 
When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along 
When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' 
When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along 
There'll be no more sobbin' when he starts throbbin' 
There'll be no more sobbin' when he starts a throbbin' his old sweet song 
Wake up, wake up you sleepy head 
Why don't you get up, get up, get out of bed, cheer up 
Live, love, laugh and be happy 
What if I were blue, now I'm walking through fields of flowers 
Rain may glisten but still I listen for hours and hours 
I'm just a kid again, doing what I did again, singing a song 
When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' 
When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along 
Along, along, along, along, along. 

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WHEN THE RED RED ROBIN GOES BOB BOB BOBBIN' ALONG (Al Jolson)
Harry MacGregor Woods 1926

as rec by Al Jolson June 1st 1926


I heard a robin this mornin',
I'm feelin' happy today;
Gonna pack my cares in a whistle
And blow them all away!

What if I been unlucky,
Feel I ain't got a thing?
There's a time I always feel happy,
As happy as a king!

When the red red robin
Comes bob bob bobbin'
Along, along,
There'll be no more sobbin'
When he starts throbbin'
His old sweet song.

Wake up, wake up you sleepy head!
Get up, get out o' bed!
Cheer up, cheer up the sun is red,
Live, love, laugh and be happy!

What if I've been blue?
Now I'm walking through
Fields of flowers!
Rain may glisten
But still I listen
For hours and hours!

I'm just a kid again,
Doin' what I did again,
Singin' a song,
When the red red robin
Comes bob bob bobbin'
Along.


When the red red robin
Comes bob bob bobbin'
Along, along,
There'll be no more sobbin'
When he starts throbbin'
His old sweet song.

Wake up, wake up you sleepy head!
Get up, get out o' bed!
Cheer up, cheer up the sun is red,
Live, love, laugh and be happy!

What if I've been blue?
Now I'm walking through
Fields of flowers!
Rain may glisten
But still I listen
For hours and hours!

I'm just a kid again,
Doin' what I did again,
Singin' a song,
When the red red robin
Comes bob bob bobbin'
Along.



(Contributed by Peter Akers - August 2012)