DESCRIPTION:
"A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing" aka "Passion" is a song by Billy Strayhorn.

Ella's accompanied by Cat Anderson, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (tp), Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper (tb), Johnny Hodges (as), Russell Procope (as, cl), Paul Gonsalves (ts), Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl), Harry Carney (bs), Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (p), Jimmy Jones (p, arr), John Lamb (b), Sam Woodyard (d).

Recorded October 18, 1965, United Records, Hollywood. (Verve Records)

A flower is a lovesome thing
A luscious living lovesome thing
A daffodil, a rose, no matter where it grows
Is such a lovely lovesome thing

A flower is the heart of spring
That makes the rolling hillsides sing
The gentle winds that blow
Blow gently for they know
A flower is a lovesome thing

Playing in the breeze
Swaying with the trees
In the silent night
Or in the morning light
Such a miracle

Azaleas drinking pale moonbeams
Gardenias floating through daydreams
Wherever it may grow
No matter where you go
A flower is a lovesome thing

Playing in the breeze
Swaying with the trees
In the silent night
Or in the morning light
Such a miracle

Azaleas drinking pale moonbeams
Gardenias floating through daydreams
Wherever they may grow
No matter where you go
A flower is a lovesome thing
A flower is a lovesome thing