I Got Rhythm - Happenings

I Got Rhythm
Music written by: George Gershwin
Lyrics written by: Ira Gershwin
Comments: Written for the musical comedy Girl Crazy.


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Lyrics:
(In this vast and troubled world)
(We sometimes loose our way)
But I am never lost
I feel this way because

Dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit
Dit-dit, rhythm
Dit-dit, rhythm
Dit-dit, rhythm
Dit-dit, rhythm

I got rhythm
I got music
I got my girl
Who could ask for anything more

I got good times
No more bad times
I got my girl
Who could ask for anything more

Old man trouble (old man trouble)
I don't mind him (I don't mind him)
You won't find him
'Round my door

I got starlight (I got starlight)
I got sweet dreams (I got sweet dreams)
I got my girl
Who could ask for
Who could ask for more

Dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit
Dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit

Old man trouble (old man trouble)
I don't mind him (I don't mind him)
You won't find him
You'll never gonna find 'round my door

I got rhythm (hey, I got rhythm)
I got music (hey, I got music)
I got my girl
Who could ask for anything more
(In this vast and troubled world)

Dit-dit, rhythm
Dit-dit, rhythm
Dit-dit, rhythm
Dit-dit, rhythm

(I got rhythm)
(I got rhythm)
(I got rhythm)

Singers:
1. Ethel Merman October 14, 1930 (performance date) 2. Fred Rich and His Orchestra 1930 3. Luis Russell & His Orchestra 1930 4. Ethel Waters December 1930 5. Red Nichols & His Five Pennies 1931 6. Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 1932 7. Joe Daniels & His Hot Shots 1936 8. The Ballyhooligans 1936 9. Valaida Snow 1937 10. Sid Phillips Trio 1940 11. Kordt Sisters 1941 12. Judy Garland with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra April 6, 1944 12. The Oscar Peterson Trio 1945 13. Freeman Clark Trio 1948 14. Billy May and His Orchestra October 1948 15. Joe Daniels & His Jazz Group December 1952 16. Ralph Sutton with Cliff Leeman 1953 16. Erroll Garner 1953 17. Lou Stein 1956 18. Charlie Shavers 1956 19. "Scat Man" Crothers 1957 20. Mark Murphy, Ralph Burns and His Orchestra 1957 21. Marilyn Moore 1957 22. Harpo Marx 1957 23. Chris Connor July 1957 24. Francis Bay and the Boone City Blowers 1958 25. Sammy Price and Doc Cheatham 1958 26. Paul Chambers 1959 27. Red Allen, Kid Ory 1959 28. Jo Jones Trio 1959 29. Pearl Baile 1959 30. Randy Weston 1959 31. Orchestra Under the Direction of Jack Saunders 1959 32. The Sonny Stitt Quartet 1959 33. Ernestine Anderson 1959 34. Embassy Players and Singers Directed by Ken Jones April 1959 35. Johnny Nash September 1959 36. Pete Fountain 1960 37. Roger King Mozian 1960 38. The Buck Clarke Quintet 1961 39. Leslie Uggams with Mitch Miller and the Sing Along Gang 1962 40. Lena Horne 1962 41. Don Shirley February 1962 42. Gloria Lynne with The Earl May Trio February 1962 43. Jazz avec l'Orchestre Henri Chaix 1965 44. Alex Welsh 1966 45. The Happenings (billboard hot 100) 1967 46. Alex Welsh and His Band 1968 47. Dave Shepherd Quintet 1969 48. Leonid Hambro, Gershon Kingsley 1970 49. Tres Para El Jazz 1971 50. The Killer and His Boogie Woogie Trio 1973 51. Johnny Meyer 1973 52. Zoot Sims 1975 53. Yehudi Menuhin and Stéphane Grappelli 1975 54. Bobby Crush 1975 55. Stéphane Grappelli & The Diz Disley Trio 1975 56. Santa Maria Jazz Band 1976 57. Porteña Jazz Band 1976 58. Trio Henri Chaix 1976 59. Flashback Quartet 176 60. The No-Gap Generation Jazz Band 1976 61. Walter Bishop, Jr. 1977 62. Eiji Kitamura 1977 63. The Singers Unlimited 1977 64. Jimmy Takeuchi & Teddy Wilson 1978 65. Pat Flowers 1979 66. Mike Oldfield 1979 67. Lennie Felix 1981 68. Barbara Hendricks, Katia & Marielle Labèque 1981 69. Ralph Sutton, Peanuts Hucko, Jack Lesberg, Cliff Leeman 1981 70. Warne Marsh, Hampton Hawes, Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne 1981 71. Bengt Hallberg 1983 72. The Yellowjackets 1983 73. The Residents 1984 74. Jørgen Svare Jazz Quartet 1986 75. Vic Lewis 1986 76. Oliver Jones 1986 77. George Cables 1987 78. Kiri Te Kanawa, John McGlinn & The New Princess Theater Orchestra 1987 79. Spike Robinson, Strings Arranged and Conducted by Jimmy Deuchar 1988 80. Roger Guerin Henri Chenuet 1989 81. Oscar Klein, Barbara Dennerlein, Charly Antolini 1989 82. Lee Konitz & Franco D'Andrea 1989 83. Maureen McGovern 1989 84. David Matthews featuring John Scofield November 21, 1989 85. Stéphane Grappelli / McCoy Tyner 1990 86. David Jacobs 1990 87. Laurie Beechman 1991 88. Matt Catingub Big Band, featuring Mavis Rivers 1991 89. Joe Pass, Tony Rizzi's 5 Guitars 1991 90. Paul Motian 1991 91. The Butch Thompson Trio 1992 92. Milva 1992 93. Ed Polcer and His Jazz All-Stars 1993 94. Faith Winthrop 1993 95. Johnny Van Derrick & Phil Bond 1993 96. Melanie Marshall 1993 97. Paris Washboard 1993 98. Kim Criswell May 11, 1993 99. Canadian Brass 1994 100. Toni Tennille with The Matt Catingub Big Band 1994 101. Robert Palmer July 1994 102. Carol Welsman 1995 103. Jack Reilly 1995 104. David Syme 1995 105. Martin Schrack Trio 1995 106. Bobby Darin March 1995 107. Oscar Peterson July 23, 1995 108. Tony Bennett October 1995 109. Martin Taylor 1996 110. George Van Eps & Howard Alden 1996 111. Dave McKenna, Joe Temperley 1996 112. Ruthie Henshall 1996 113. Brad Terry 1996 114. Roberto Porroni, James Creitz 1998 115. Jack Jezzro 1998 116. Susannah McCorkle April 7, 1998 117. Fred Hersch and Bill Frisell September 15, 1998 118. The George Maurer Group 1999 119. The Ballroom Band July 13, 1999 120. The James Williams All Stars 2000 121. Westwind Brass 2000 122. John Pizzarelli February 22, 2000 123. Donna Antonow 2001 124. Emile Pandolfi 2001 125. Marius Nordal 2001 126. Sharon Kam, London Symphony Orchestra, Gregor Bühl 2002 127. Klea Blackhurst 2002 128. Judy Niemack 2003 129. Anthony Molinaro 2003 130. Louis Landon 2003 131. Frank Amsallem September 23, 2003 132. Trijntje Oosterhuis 2004 133. Joe Sample 2004 134. Pete Huttlinger 2004 135. Kevin Earley 2005 136. Lars Boye Jensen 2007 137. Bud Noble 2007 138. Karena Mendoza & Bobby Schiff 2007 139. Adrian Baker 2007 140. Frank Vignola April 17, 2007 141. Kim Hoorweg May 2007 142. Meral Guneyman and Dick Hyman June 5, 2007 143. Enzo Enzo October 6, 2009 144. Smell 3 2010 145. Bellavente Wind Quintet 2010 146. Nikki Yanofsky April 20, 2010 147. Brian Wilson August 17, 2010 148. Joanna MacGregor 2011 149. Nick Baker 2011 150. Cheryl Bentyne 2011 151. 360° Guitar Duo 2011 152. Raphaël Imbert January 25, 2011 153. The Puppini Sisters November 4, 2011 154. Stefano Pastor 2012 155. Stacy Sullivan September 11, 2012 156. Buddy Greene 2013 157. Patricia Racette January 29, 2013 158. Paul Jost 2014 159. Rachael Beck & David Hobson April 4, 2014 160. Keith & Kristyn Getty October 9, 2015

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