"Give It Back to the Indians" is a show tune from the Rodgers and Hart musical Too Many Girls (1939), where it was introduced by Mary Jane Walsh.[1]
| "Give It Back to the Indians" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1939 |
| Songwriter(s) | Lorenz Hart |
| Composer(s) | Richard Rodgers |
The song is about the island of Manhattan, and the title alludes to its purchase from the Native Americans by Peter Minuit in 1626.[2]
The song was not used in the film version of Too Many Girls (1940).
Notable recordings edit
- Nancy Andrews - Too Many Girls (produced by Ben Bagley) (1988)[3]
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook (1956)
References edit
- ^ "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ Rodgers, Richard (1951). The Rodgers and Hart Song Book. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 209.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
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