[6][7] Jean Constantin composed the lyrics to a French version, "Lola ou La légende du pays aux oiseaux".
[8] "Lullaby of Birdland" is in thirty-two bar form, and its original key was F minor (or A♭ major).
[10] Lyrics were added later by George David Weiss; the recording by Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown became a hit in 1954.
In Stan Freberg's comic version of "The Great Pretender", the jazz pianist ad libs the first six notes of "Lullaby of Birdland", before the singer angrily shouts "WATCH IT!!"
Other versions include Joni James, Wild Bill Davis, Anita Kerr Singers, Chet Atkins, Ralph Marterie, McGuire Sisters, Floyd Cramer, Frank Chacksfield, Hugo Montenegro, and Ray Conniff.