Air Mail Special Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim and Jesse
Air Mail Special
Recorded by Jim and Jesse
Written by Charlie Christian, Ossie J. Godson
Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy and Leon Rusk
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Left New York this morning
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early
Traveling
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south so wide and
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high
Sailing
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through the wide blue
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yonder
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t air mai
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l special on th
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fly
Listen to the motors
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humming
She is
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streaking through the
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sky
Like a
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bird that's flyin
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homeward
It's tha
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t air mai
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Over plains and high dark
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mountains
Over
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rivers deep and
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wide
Carrying
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mail to Cali
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fornia
It's tha
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t air mai
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Watch her circle for the
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landing
Hear her
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moan and cough and
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sigh
Now she'
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s coming down th
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runway
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t air mai
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fly
Repeat #4
FAQ
Who sang the the song Air Mail Special?
- The song Air Mail Special was sang by Jim and Jesse.
Who is Jim and Jesse?
- Jim & Jesse were an American bluegrass music duo composed of brothers Jim McReynolds (February 13, 1927 - December 31, 2002) and Jesse McReynolds (born July 9, 1929). The two were born and raised in Carfax, a community near Coeburn, Virginia. Their grandfather, Charles McReynolds, had led the band "The Bull Mountain Moonshiners" who recorded at the famous Bristol Sessions in 1927.
