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Jaye P. Morgan (born Mary Margaret Morgan, December 3, 1931) is a retired popular American singer and game show panelist.
Early life
Morgan was born in Mancos, Colorado, but her family moved to California by the time she was in high school. In the late 1940s, at Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga, Los Angeles, California, she served as class treasurer (and got the nickname "Jaye P." after the banker J. P. Morgan) and sang at school assemblies, accompanied by her brother on guitar.
1950s
In 1951, a year after graduation from Verdugo Hills, she made a recording of the song "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" which made it to the Top Ten. Soon after, she received an RCA Victor recording contract and she had five hits in one year, including "That's All I Want from You," her biggest hit, which reached #3 on the charts. Other notable hits included "The Longest Walk" and "Pepper Hot Baby".
From 1954 to 1955, she was a vocalist on the television show "Stop the Music." In 1956 she had her own television show, named for her, and guested on a number of other variety shows as well. She was a charter member of the Robert Q. Lewis "gang" on Lewis's popular weekday show on CBS, and was featured on a special episode of The Jackie Gleason Show in which Lewis's entire company substituted for the vacationing Gleason.
1960s and '70s
After a period in the 1960s when she did very little in the entertainment field, confining herself to a small number of night club appearances, she returned to the public eye in the 1970s, mainly as an actress. She played herself on a 1973 episode (The Songwriter) of the sitcom The Odd Couple.
Morgan also guest starred on The Muppet Show (episode 218) in which she and Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem sang "That Old Black Magic."
Game Show Panelist
In the 1970s when she was a panelist on the game/variety shows The Gong Show and Rhyme and Reason and in the 1980 "behind-the-scenes" movie version of The Gong Show. She was also right at home on the Playboy Channel game show Everything Goes.
The "Gong Show"
A clip of her exposing herself was saved, and later used in The Gong Show Movie, though it was NOT the only instance of Morgan baring her breasts on the show: in the tapes to other episodes (including an episode aired on GSN in 2007), she can be seen unbuttoning her blouse while Gene-Gene The Dancing Machine" comes onstage, then a quick camera cut, and a cut back to Morgan buttoning up again and returning to her seat. It is a different clip because she is wearing different clothes.[citation needed] She can also be seen unbuttoning her blouse during a sketch of a guest singing "How lovely to be a woman." In Barris' first autobiography, he mentioned this incident where Morgan bared her breasts to this act that wasn't Gene-Gene.
Get Up Get Up
Jaye P Morgan Lyrics
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A little birdy with a yellow bill
Hopped upon my window sill
He said, Get up, Get up!
You sleepy head
(Tweet tweet)
The early bird gets the worm
To get ahead you'd better be firm
Get up, get up, get up!
You sleepy head
Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet
Life can pass you by
Peep, peep, peep, peep
And you'll never know why
If you want the wedding bells to ring
Get on the ball and ding dong ding
Get up, get up, get up!
You sleepy head
The early birdie gets the worm
To get ahead you'd better be firm
Get up, get up, get up!
You sleepy head
(Tweet tweet)
(Tweet tweet)
Get up, get up, get up!
You sleepy head!
The song "Get Up Get Up" by Jaye P Morgan is an upbeat and motivational tune that serves as a call to action for the listener. The lyrics start with a little bird with a yellow bill hopping onto the singer's window sill and urging them to get up and start their day. The bird then reminds them that the early bird gets the worm, encouraging them to be firm and take action in order to succeed. The bird further warns that life can pass one by without notice and that we should always strive to stay alert and take advantage of opportunities.
The song goes on to suggest that if we want good things to happen, we must be proactive and put in the effort to make them happen. This is illustrated by the line "If you want the wedding bells to ring, get on the ball and ding dong ding." This reinforces the idea that success requires effort and perseverance.
The overall message of "Get Up Get Up" is one of motivation and encouragement. It encourages us to take action and seize opportunities, reminding us that we must be awake and alert to life's possibilities if we want to achieve success.
Line by Line Meaning
A little birdy with a yellow bill
A small bird with a yellow beak
Hopped upon my window sill
Jumped onto my windowsill
He said, Get up, Get up!
The bird said to wake up
You sleepy head
A humorous insult suggesting the person is still asleep
The early bird gets the worm
Those who wake up earlier have an advantage
To get ahead you'd better be firm
In order to succeed, you must be determined and assertive
Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet
The sound of birds chirping
Life can pass you by
Time can go quickly and opportunities may be missed
Peep, peep, peep, peep
Another sound of birds chirping
And you'll never know why
You may never understand why you missed those chances
If you want the wedding bells to ring
If you want to get married
Get on the ball and ding dong ding
Take action and make it happen
Get up, get up, get up!
Continued encouragement to wake up and start the day
You sleepy head
A playful insult to someone who is still tired
(Tweet tweet)
More birds chirping
(Tweet tweet)
Even more birds chirping
Get up, get up, get up!
Final urging to wake up
You sleepy head!
Friendly reminder they're still asleep
Contributed by Jason O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.