Song lyrics to Side by Side (1927) by Harry Woods Side by Side was composed by Harry Woods. He wrote numerous 1920s standards, including “When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along)“, “I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover“, and “Try a Little Tenderness“.
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Song lyrics to I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover (1927), written by Mort Dixon with music by Harry M. Woods
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Ol’ Man River (1927) lyrics – music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Ol’ Man River is a song from the 1927 musical Show Boat that contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississippi River. It is sung...
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My Blue Heaven (1927) lyrics – performed by Danny Kaye and Louis Armstrong in The Five Pennies. Music by Walter Donaldson, lyrics by George Whiting When whippoorwill call And evenin’ is nigh I’ll hurry to my blue heaven You turn to the right A little white light That leads...
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