Sweet Potato Piper

Glenn Miller, Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, The Glenn Miller Orchestra

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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 »


Year:
1991
3:20
153 
#16

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"Music soothes the savage"
That's a well-known phrase 
But your heart becomes 
Full of kettle drums 
When the sweet potato piper plays 
Go on, throw your hat up
Shout a few hoorays
Cause you can't hold back 
You're a jumping jack 
When the sweet potato piper plays... 
Though it's not a magic flute 
There's a fascinating toot 
It's not exactly beautiful
It's sort of like an' I don't know 
I guess you'd call it cute! 
Sunbeams try new dance steps
Songbirds sound their a's
And the world joins in 
With a great big grin 
When the sweet potato piper plays! 
(whistle whistle whistle) 
 
Marion Hutton: 
Hello there, Texas, whatcha say? 
How come you're whistling
Why don't you play? 

Tex Beneke: 
I've been messing with this Sweet Potato all day long 
I can't make it play
What goes, what's wrong? 

MH: 
You're crazy, Texas 
You're outta your mind 
You can't blow that 
That's the eatin' kind! 

TB: 
But them baby rug-cutters down Texas way 
They been blowin' on Sweet Potatoes 
And really make 'em play! 

MH: 
Why don't you stick to your saxophone, man? 
You oughta know you can't jam on a yam...!

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Written by: JOHNNY BURKE, JAMES V MONACO

Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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