Story Behind The Song
This classic Miles instrumental came first, then the lyric. It is also available in a four-part jazz/swing vocal arrangement by McElhone.
Song Description
He's far from his roots when the smell of a flower on the wind reminds him of home.
| Song Length |
3:10 |
Genre |
Blues - Delta, Jazz - Classic |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Relaxed, Affable |
Subject |
Smell, Odor, Nose, Region |
| Similar Artists |
Harry Connick Jr., Kenny Rogers |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
| |
Lyrics
SOUTH WIND
A tribute to Johnny Mercer
South Wind, send a little jasmine my way
South Wind, send me back the scent of home
North Wind, blow me to the Dixie highway
Old friend, I can make it home from there alone
Haven?t I tol' ya
I?m a Southern child,
Going back whence I came
Where the magnolia
Almost calls my name
North Wind, I?ve blown around the world too long now
South Wind, tell ?em all I?m coming home
Haven?t I tol' aI?m a Southern child,
Going back whence I came
Where the magnolia
Almost calls my name
North Wind, I?ve blown around the world too long now
South Wind, tell ?em all I?m coming home
North Wind,, I?ve blown around the world too long now
South Wind, tell ?em all I?m coming home
LYRIC: POWERS MCELHONE MUSIC: ROBERT MILES
© 1980-2004 RO-JEANNE MUSIC & BENCHMARK STANDARDS, ASCAP