inducing lyrics

Of course, quite a few instrumentalists play melodies without any thought of the lyrics that go with them. They add notes, take notes away, and more. But, sometimes, you can hear the lyrics an instrumentalist is thinking just by listening to the way they play the notes.

For instance, this melody...

... is different from this one, ...

... which is different from this one.

Any guesses as to which set of lyrics the person in each case might be thinking of? Interesting, right? If you're an American, it's likely that you'll hear the third one as the one that feels right, because most Americans think of this as "Have you ever seen a lassie." But a German might gravitate to number two, "Oh, du lieber Augustin." And a Brit would hear the first one as the one that feels right, because Brits know it as "The more we get together."

So, now you have good reason to ask a jazzer the difference between "C Jam Blues" and "Duke's Place."