Black Coffee"  The music was
written by Sonny Burke, the
lyrics by Paul
Francis Webster. The song was published in 1948. Sarah Vaughan charted with this song in 1949 on
Columbia
 
I'm feelin' mighty lonesome
Haven't slept a wink
I walk the floor from
nine to four
In between I drink
Black coffee
Love's a hand-me-down
brew
I'll never know a sunday
In this weekday room

I'm talkin to
the shadow
One o'clock till four
And lord, how slow the moments go
And
all I do is pour
Black coffee
Since the blues caught my eye
I'm hangin'
out on monday
My sunday dreams to dry

Now man was born to go a
lovin'
But was a woman born to weep and fret
And stay at home and tend her
oven
And down her past regrets
In coffee and cigarettes

I'm moonin'
all the mornin'
Moanin' all the night
And in between it's nicotine
And
not much heart to fight
Black coffee
Feelin' low as the ground
It's
drivin' me crazy
This thinkin' 'bout my baby
Might maybe come
around
Come around

"Lullaby of Birdland" is a 1952 popular song with music by George
Shearing and lyrics by George David Weiss under the pseudonym "B.
Y. Forster" in order to circumvent the rule that ASCAP and BMI composers could not collaborate. The title refers to Charlie "Bird" Parker and
the Birdland
jazz club named after him. The song has been recorded by many vocal and
instrumental performers, including Ella Fitzgerald (1954 chart record), Sarah Vaughan, Mel Torme,
pianist Friedrich
Gulda, Korean singer Insooni, and
Italian singer Mina.

Oh, lullaby of birdland

That's what I always hear,

When you sigh,

Never in my wordland could there be ways to reveal

in a phrase how I feel

Have you ever heard two turtle doves

Bill and coo, when they love?

That's the kind of magic music we make with our lips

When we kiss

And there's a weepy old willow

He really knows how to cry,

That's how I'd cry in my pillow

If you should tell me farewell and goodbye

Lullaby of birdland whisper low

Kiss me sweet, and we'll go

Flying high in birdland, high in the sky up above

All because we're in love

Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer, described by Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous
voices of the 20th century".^[1] She had a contralto vocal range.^[2]
Nicknamed "Sailor" (Ha Ha) for her salty speech,^[3] "Sassy" and "The
Divine One", Sarah Vaughan was a Grammy Award winner.^[4] The National Endowment for the Arts bestowed upon her its "highest honor in jazz," the NEA Jazz Masters Award, in 1989.^[5]
 

Sarah Vaughan, c. 1951
Background information
Birth name	Sarah Lois Vaughan
Also known as	"Sassy" "The Divine One"
Born	March 27, 1924(1924-03-27)
Origin	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	April 3, 1990 (aged 66)
Genres	Vocal jazz, bebop, cool jazz, traditional pop
Occupations	Singer
Years active	1942–1989
Labels	Columbia, Mercury, Roulette, Pablo