The Ballad Of Thelonious Monk Lyrics - Great American Songbook 1 - Carmen Mcrae

I used to think cowboy music 

was the only thing there was 

Then I heard Theloniuos Monk. 

The place was filled to the rafters 

with musicians and the fuzz 

They all loved Thelonious Monk. 

I didn't know what he was playin, 

but the dog next door kept bayin 

and the waitress was humming along. 

Then I forget about Gene Autry 

and the things he taught me 

when I heard Thelonious Monk. 

Right then and there I took up bebop 

forgot about the cows. 

I wouldn't feed my horse any hay 

That horse, he knew I had them records 

so he hung around the house 

Ears a'cocked to hear the Monk play 

He threw me clear to Santa Monica 

when he heard Monk play Panonica 

and his gallop is startin to swing. 

And I forgot about Gene Autry 

and the things he taught me 

when I heard Thelonious Monk. 

And when roundup time was over 

we rode into town 

I tied Old Paint right up to the door. 

And when Monk played Round Midnight 

the house came down 

you can hear Old Paint just a-snortin for more. 

I hear the boys in the bunkhouse singin Straight no Chaser 

and my heart goes clickety clunk. 

Now that's all I want to hear 

Cause I have branded my last steer 

All because, all because 

of Thelonious Monk. 

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