Lyrics to
I Got Rhythm

This version of I Got Rhythm was released by Barbra Streisand in 1973.

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I got rhythm
I got music
I got my man

You play real good!
How old are you? Eight?
…I was eight once…
For a whole year!
Then I went on to the big time…
Nine…Ten…

I got daisies in green pastures
I got my man
Who could ask for anything more
All man trouble, I don’t mind him
You won’t find him
Round and round and round my door
I got starlight
I got sweet dream
I got my man
Who can ask for anything more
I got rhythm
I got music
I got my man

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About Lyrics and I Got Rhythm by Barbra Streisand

The lyrics for I Got Rhythm are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1973 song by Barbra Streisand. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to I Got Rhythm have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for I Got Rhythm - Barbra Streisand and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to I Got Rhythm by Barbra Streisand in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to I Got Rhythm" means the words set to the music of I Got Rhythm, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Barbra Streisand. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to I Got Rhythm and the lyrics to I Got Rhythm are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Barbra Streisand who came here looking just for the lyrics to I Got Rhythm, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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