SINGER: Woody Herman

SONG:Blues In The Night

Blues in the nightwoody herman- words by johnny mercer, music by harold arlen- written for a film called "hot nocturne", this song became so popular that the movie was re-titled "blues in the night"my mama done tol' mewhen i was in kneepantsmy mama done tol' me, son!a woman'll sweet talkand give ya the big eyebut when the sweet talkin's donea woman's a two-facea worrisome thing who'll leave ya t' sing the blues in the nightnow the rain's a-fallin'hear the train a-callin'whoo-ee (my mama done tol' me)hear that lonesome whistleblowin' 'cross the trestlewhoo-ee (my mama done tol' me)a whoo-ee-duh whoo-eeol' clickety clack's a-echoin' back the blues in the night (hum)my mama was right, there's blues in the night----------------------------------------------------------------