High Flyin’ Bird

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There's a high flyin' bird, flying way up in the sky And I wonder if she looks down, as she goes on by Well, she's flying so freely in the sky [Chorus] Lord, look at me here I'm rooted like a tree here Got those sit-down-can't-cry Oh Lord, gonna die blues [Verse 2] Now, the sun it comes up, and it lights up the day And when he gets tired, Lord, and goes on down his way To the east and to the west He meets God every day [Chorus] Lord, look at me here I'm rooted like a tree here Got those sit-down-can't-cry Oh Lord, gonna die blues [Bridge] Now, I had a woman Lord, she lived down by the mine She ain't never seen the sun Oh Lord, never stopped trying Then one day my woman up and died Lord, she up and died now Oh Lord, she up and died now Yeah, she wanted to die And the only way to fly is die, die, die, die [Verse 1] Well, there's a high flyin' bird, flying way up in the sky And I wonder if she looks down as she goes on by Well, she's flying so freely in the sky, yeah [Chorus] Lord, look at me here, yeah I'm rooted like a tree here Got those sit-down-can't cry Oh, Lord, gonna die blues [Outro] Got those sit-down-can't cry Oh, Lord, gonna die blues Hey, yeah Hey, yeah Hey, yeah