The Real American Folk Song (Is a Rag) by Ella Fitzgerald
The Real American Folk Song (Is a Rag) by Ella Fitzgerald

The Real American Folk Song (Is a Rag)

Ella Fitzgerald * Track #18 On Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook

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The Real American Folk Song (Is a Rag) by Ella Fitzgerald

Performed by
Ella Fitzgerald
Produced by
Norman Granz
Writed by
Ira Gershwin & George Gershwin

The Real American Folk Song (Is a Rag) Lyrics

Near Barcelona, the peasant crooned
The old traditional Spanish tunes
The Neapolitan street song sighs
You think of Italian skys

Each nation has a creative vein
Originating a native strain
With folk songs plaintive and others gay
In their own peculiar way

American folk songs, I feel
Have a much stronger appeal

The real American folksong is a rag
A mental jag
A rhythmic tonic for the chronic blues

The critics called it a "joke song" but now
They've changed their tune, and they like it, somehow

For it's innoculated with a syncopated sort of meter, sweeter
Than a classic strain, boy you can't remain, still or quiet, for it's a riot

The real American folksong
Is like a fountain of youth
You taste, and it elates you, and then, invigorates you
The real American folksong, the masses coaxed on, is a rag

The real American folksong is a rag
A mental jag
A rhythmic tonic for the chronic blues

The critics called it a "joke song" but now
They've changed their tune, and they like it, somehow

For it's innoculated with a syncopated sort of meter, sweeter
Than a classic strain, boy you can't remain, still or quiet, for it's a riot

The real American folksong
Is like a fountain of youth
You taste, and it elates you, and then, invigorates you
The real American folksong, is a rag

The Real American Folk Song (Is a Rag) Q&A

Who wrote The Real American Folk Song (Is a Rag)'s ?

The Real American Folk Song (Is a Rag) was written by Ira Gershwin & George Gershwin.

Who produced The Real American Folk Song (Is a Rag)'s ?

The Real American Folk Song (Is a Rag) was produced by Norman Granz.

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