Ella Fitzgerald

"Drop Me Off In Harlem"

Lyric Snippet:

"Harlem has those southern skies They're in my baby's smile I idolize my baby's eyes And classy up-town style

If Harlem moved to China I know of nothing finer Than to stow away on a 'plane some day And have them drop me off in Harlem If Harlem moved to China I know nothing finer than to be in Harlem"

Discussion Questions:

• What do you think this song means?

• Have you travelled before? Where? Would you rather live there or where you do now?

• Why do you think people often like their hometowns even if they are not the most glamorous places?

• Look up images of Harlem from around the time Ella Fitzgerald lived there (1930s-1940s). Why do you think she liked Harlem?