“Hi!” said the blackbird sitting on a chair. “Once I courted a lady fair; She proved fickle and turned her back, And ever since then I’ve dressed in black.” “Hi!” said the little leather-winged bat. “I will tell you the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Bird’s Advice
Good morning, Captain Good morning, Son Good morning, Captain, good morning Son Do you need another muleskinner On your little mule run Been working on the railroad I got a dollar and a dime a day Been working on the … Continue reading
And so you have come back to me And say the old love’s growing yet You’ve tried through all these weary years You’ve tried too vainly to forget Oh no, I cannot take your hand God never gives us back … Continue reading
Come here to me, and tell me your name I’m talking about my darling She’s the little one I love so well She’s almost the complete one Her yellow hair’s like glittering gold Come a-jingling down her pillow She’s the … Continue reading
I left Corinna far across the sea I left Corinna far across the sea Wouldn’t write me no letter, doesn’t care for me Chorus: I love Corinna, tell the world I do I love Corinna, tell the world I do … Continue reading
Its been a year since last we met We may never meet again I have struggled to forget But the struggle was in vain For her voice lives on the breeze And her spirit comes at will In the midnight … Continue reading
My brave laddie sleeps in his faded coat of blue In a lonely grave unknown lies a heart that beat so true For he sank faint and hungry among the vanquished grave And they laid him sad and lonesome in … Continue reading
Once there was a tree, And the tree was away down in the valley, Away down in the valley. On that tree there was a limb, A very nice and a handsome limb. Limb on the tree, And the tree … Continue reading
Shoulder up your gun and whistle up your dog Shoulder up your gun and whistle up your dog Going off to the woods for to catch a groundhog Groundhog Old Joe Digger, Sam, and Dave Old Joe Digger, Sam and … Continue reading
Cold mountains they are here around me Cold waters gliding down the stream Oh, in my sleep I think I find him But when I wake it’s all a dream True, when I wake and cannot find him All on … Continue reading