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Hoagy Carmichael Quotes

1899–1981 United States

Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. He wrote the music for many songs, but rarely wrote the lyrics.

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You sittin' here chained to your rockin' chair.

Song: Rockin’ Chair (1930)

It's the story of a very unfortunate colored man
Who got arrested down in Old Hong Kong
He got twenty years' privilege taken away from him
When he kicked old Buddha's gong.

Song: Hong Kong Blues (1939)

I'm a Cranky Old Yank in a Clanky Old Tank on the Streets of Yokohama with my Honolulu Mama Doin’ Those Beat-o, Beat-o Flat-On-My-Seat-o, Hirohito Blues

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Hoagy Carmichael (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.