Songbird
Sitting in a thicket just flapping your wings
Sing me a song about all the people
About all the people that you have seen
Old lady Higgins walking to the market
Walking is her favorite thing to do
A fresh baked pie to give to the cobbler
Give to the cobbler for fixing her shoes
Tinker in the mule cart riding down the road
Riding down the road but the mule won’t go
Who’s more stubborn? The mule or the Tinker?
I guess by the end of the day we’ll know
Little songbird by the road in a thicket
Sitting in a thicket just flapping your wings
Sing me a song about all the people
About all the people that you have seen
Stray dog shuffling down to the butcher
Down to the butcher to his back door
Gonna get a free ham bone from the butcher
Nap all day by the general store
Miss Jackie Ellen marching to the schoolhouse
Marching as brand new teachers do
Can’t be late, the kids get restless
Gonna show ‘em all what’s two plus two
Little songbird by the road in a thicket
Sitting in a thicket just flapping your wings
Sing me a song about all the people
About all the people that you have seen
Preacher and the farmer strolling down the road
Strolling down the road just taking their time
They talk about Life and they talk about the weather
The talk about friends and days gone by
Little Molly Cottontop skipping to the lake
Skipping to the lake with her line and pole
Gonna go fishing and catch some dinner
Catch some dinner bring it right back home
Old Man Cobbler walking to the village
Walking with his hair combed left to right
A new pair of shoes for Old Lady Higgins
A new pair of shoes for baking that pie
Little songbird by the road in a thicket
Sitting in a thicket just flapping your wings
Sing me a song about all the people
About all the people that you have seen