Give It Back to the Indians explained

Give It Back to the Indians
Type:	song
Published:	1939
Composer:	Richard Rodgers

"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]

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

• Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook (1956)^[3]
• Nancy Andrews - Too Many Girls (produced by Ben Bagley) (1988)^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Internet Broadway Database . ibdb.com . June 8, 2020.
2. Book: Rodgers . Richard . The Rodgers and Hart Song Book . 1951 . Simon and Schuster . New York . 209.
3. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. July 2, 2024.
4. Web site: allmusic.com . allmusic.com . June 8, 2020.