If I Only Had an Ear

(by Stan Kessler)

(Sung to the tune of "If I Only Had a Brain" from the Wizard of Oz)

When the fellas all are jammin' and I am left just standin'
And lookin' mighty queer
It would be so fufillin' they would say that I was chillin'
If I only had an ear

From the east coast to the west coast, I'd be the one that they most
Would all come out to hear
I could be so melodic even minor pentatonic
If I only had an ear

Oh I can tell you why a whole note gets four beats
I know why a tri-tone sub can sound so sweet
But when I play
They fall asleep

Mr Scofield, Wes Montgomery would all have nuthin' on me
It's really crystal clear
They'd be askin' me for lessons callin' me for all the sessions
If I only had an ear