Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Song), was one of the most influential jazz singers of the 20th Century, the winner of thirteen Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Art presented by President Reagan and the Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by the elder President Bush. Gifted with a three-octave vocal range, she was noted for her purity of tone, near faultless phrasing and intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. Although considered by many to be simply the best, some critics have suggested that, whilst not exactly "phoning in the lyrics", she occasionally failed to put the required emotional investment into her interpretations. She remains, however, one of the most successful, influential and enduringly popular singers of the last century.
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Black Coffee Lyrics
Ella Fitzgerald
Im feeling mighty lonesome
Havent slept a wink
I walk the floor and watch the door
And in between I drink
Black coffee
Loves a hand me down brew
Ill never know a sunday
In this weekday room
Im talking to the shadows
1 oclock to 4
And lord, how slow the moments go
When all I do is pour
Black coffee
Since the blues caught my eye
Im hanging out on monday
My sunday dreams too dry
Now a man is born to go a lovin
A womans born to weep and fret
To stay at home and tend her oven
And drown her past regrets
In coffee and cigarettes
Im moody all the morning
Mourning all the night
And in between its nicotine
And not much hard to fight
Black coffee
Feelin low as the ground
Its driving me crazy just waiting for my baby
To maybe come around
My nerves have gone to pieces
My hair is turning gray
All I do is drink black coffee
Since my mans gone away