Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Charlie Parker (with Steve Allen), artist - Jack Kerouac. Date of issue: 14.11.2011
Song language: English
Charlie Parker (with Steve Allen) |
| Charlie Parker looked like Buddha |
| Charlie Parker, who recently died |
| Laughing at a juggler on the TV |
| After weeks of strain and sickness |
| Was called the Perfect Musician |
| And his expression on his face |
| Was as calm, beautiful, and profound |
| As the image of the Buddha |
| Represented in the East, the lidded eyes |
| The expression that says «All Is Well» |
| This was what Charlie Parker |
| Said when he played, All is Well |
| You had the feeling of early-in-the-morning |
| Like a hermit’s joy, or |
| Like the perfect cry of some wild gang |
| At a jam session |
| «Wail, Wop» |
| Charlie burst his lungs to reach the speed |
| Of what the speedsters wanted |
| And what they wanted |
| Was his eternal Slowdown |