Biography:
Reggae band Roots Syndicate recorded their only hit "Mockin' Bird Hill" as a tune to a Dutch television commercial. The first version was already recorded in 1951, but producer Jaap Eggermont acknowledged the song's hit potential - even forty-plus years after of its initial recording. Roots Syndicate rushed to the top of the Dutch hit parade with the cheerful song and ended up being a typical one-hit wonder.
The commercial for which "Mockin' Bird Hill" was recorded
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: X-3-2-0-1-0
D7: X-X-0-2-1-2
Capo op 1!
Intro:
G | C | D7 | G (2x)
G
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee
C
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee
D7 G C G
To wake up in the morning to the mockingbird's trill
G
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee
C
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee
D7 G C G
You're welcome as the flowers on Mockin' Bird Hill
When the sun in the morning
Peeps over the hill
And kisses the roses 'round my windowsill
Then my heart fills with gladness
When I hear the trill
Of the birds in the treetops on Mockin' Bird Hill
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee
To wake up in the morning to the mockingbird's trill
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee
You're welcome as the flowers on Mockin' Bird Hill
G | C | D7 | G C G
G | C | D7 | G C G
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee
To wake up in the morning to the mockingbird's trill
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee
You're welcome as the flowers on Mockin' Bird Hill
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee
To wake up in the morning to the mockingbird's trill
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee
You're welcome as the flowers on Mockin' Bird Hill
(Fade out)
C: X-3-2-0-1-0
D7: X-X-0-2-1-2
Capo op 1!
Intro:
G | C | D7 | G (2x)
G
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee
C
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee
D7 G C G
To wake up in the morning to the mockingbird's trill
G
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee
C
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee
D7 G C G
You're welcome as the flowers on Mockin' Bird Hill
When the sun in the morning
Peeps over the hill
And kisses the roses 'round my windowsill
Then my heart fills with gladness
When I hear the trill
Of the birds in the treetops on Mockin' Bird Hill
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee
To wake up in the morning to the mockingbird's trill
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee
You're welcome as the flowers on Mockin' Bird Hill
G | C | D7 | G C G
G | C | D7 | G C G
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee
To wake up in the morning to the mockingbird's trill
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee
You're welcome as the flowers on Mockin' Bird Hill
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee
To wake up in the morning to the mockingbird's trill
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee
Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee
You're welcome as the flowers on Mockin' Bird Hill
(Fade out)
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