THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL
PEGGY LEE
SONGWRITERS:
JEROME KERN & OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: THE
MAN I LOVE
LABEL: CAPITOL
RECORDS
GENRE: JAZZ
YEAR: 1957
"The Folks Who Live
on the Hill" is a 1937 popular song composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics
by Oscar Hammerstein II.
It was introduced by Irene
Dunne in the 1937 film High, Wide, and Handsome and was recorded that year by Bing
Crosby for Decca (#1462, mx DLA940A, Los Angeles 9/20/37). Guy Lombardo enjoyed
chart success with the song in 1937. It has become particularly associated with
Peggy Lee, who sang it on her 1957 album The Man I Love. Lee's performance was
conducted by Frank Sinatra.
Norma Deloris Egstrom (May
26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an
American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, in a
career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to
singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona,
evolving into a multi-faceted artist and performer. During her career, she wrote
music for films, acted, and recorded conceptual record albums that combined
poetry and music.
Someday we'll build a home on a
hilltop high
You and I
Shiny and new a cottage that two can fill
And we'll be pleased to be called
"The folks who live on the hill"
Someday we may be adding a wing or two
A thing or two
We will make changes as any fam'ly will
But we will always be called
"The folks who live on the hill"
Our veranda will command a view of meadows green
The sort of view that seems to want to be seen
And when the kids grow up and leave us
We'll sit and look at the same old view
Just we two
Darby and Joan who used to be Jack and Jill
The folks who like to be called
What they have always been called
"The folks who live on the hill".
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