5,000 light years from Birdland But I'm still preachin' the rhythm Long-gone, uptight years from Birdland An' I'm still teachin' it with 'em
Year from the land of the Birdland An' I'm still feelin' the spirit 5,000 light years from Birdland But I know people can hear it
Bird named it, Bird made it, Bird heard it, then played it Well-stated! Birdland It happened down in Birdland Yeah! In the middle of that hub I remember one jazz club Where we went to pat feet Down on fifty-secon' street
Everybody heard that word That they named it after Bird Where the rhythm swooped and swirled The jazz corner of the world An' the cats they gigged in there We're beyond compare
Down them stairs, loos them cares-where? Down in Birdland Total swing, bap was king-there Down in Birdland Bird would cook, Max would look-where? Down in Birdland Miles came through, 'Trane came too-there Down in Birdland Basie blew, Blakey too-where? Down in Birdland Cannonball played that hall-there Down in Birdland
Yeah!
Yes, indeed, he did Yarbird Parker played in Birdland Yes, indeed, he did Charlie Parker played in Birdland
Bird name it, Bird made it Bird heard it, then played it Well stated! Birdland It happened down in Birdland
Yeah!
Everybody dug that beat Everybody stomped their feet Everybody digs be-bop An' they'll never stop
Down them stairs, loos them cares-where? Down in Birdland Total swing, bap was king-there Down in Birdland Bird would cook, Max would look-where? Down in Birdland Miles came through, 'Trane came too-there Down in Birdland Basie blew, Blakey too-where? Down in Birdland Cannonball played that hall-there Down in Birdland
