Kalamazoo

About Kalamazoo

"(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo" is a #1 popular song recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra in 1942. It was written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren and published in 1942. It was featured in the musical film Orchestra Wives and was recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, featuring Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton and The Modernaires, who released it as an A side 78 in 1942, 27934-A. The B side was "At Last".

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2006

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A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I got a gal
(In Kalamazoo)
Don't want to boast but I know she's the toast of
(Kalamazoo, zoo, zoo, zoo, zoo, zoo)

Years have gone by
(My my, how she grew)
I liked her looks when I carried her books in
(Kalamazoo zoo, zoo, zoo, zoo)

I'm gonna send away, hoppin' on a plane
(Leavin' today)
Am I dreamin', I can hear her screamin'
("Hiya, Mr. Jackson")
(Everything's O K A L A M A Z O)
(Oh, what a gal, a real pipperoo

I'll make my bid for that freckle-faced kid I'm hurryin' to
(I'm goin' to Michigan to see the sweetest gal)
In Kalamazoo
(Zoo, zoo, zoo, zoo, zoo)
(Kalamazoo)

K
(K)
A
(A)
(L A M A Z O)
Oh, oh, oh, oh what a gal, a real pipperoo
(We're goin' to Michigan to see the sweetest gal in Kalamazoo)

Zoo, zoo, zoo, zoo, zoo
Zoo, zoo, zoo, zoo, zoo
Kalamazoo!

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Glenn Miller

Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – missing in action December 15, 1944) was an American big band musician, arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era. He was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best known Big Bands. Miller's notable recordings include "In the Mood", "Moonlight Serenade", "Pennsylvania 6-5000", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "A String of Pearls", "At Last", "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo", "American Patrol", "Tuxedo Junction", and "Little Brown Jug". While he was traveling to entertain U.S. troops in France during World War II, Glenn Miller disappeared in bad weather over the English Channel. more »

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