Organ Grinder's Swing

For other uses, see Organ Grinder's Swing (disambiguation).

"Organ Grinder's Swing" is a song composed by Will Hudson, with lyrics credited to Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (Mills was the publisher), published in 1936. It became associated with the Jimmie Lunceford orchestra.[1] Hudson based the "Organ Grinder's Swing" on the nursery rhyme "I Love Coffee, I Love Tea".[2]

  1. ^ Studwell, William Emmett and Baldin, Mark (2000). The Big Band Reader. Frog, Ltd. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-7890-0914-2. Google Book Search. Retrieved on November 15, 2009.
  2. ^ "Ella Fitzgerald: The Decca Years (7 of 9)".