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LITTLE BIRD! LITTLE BIRD!
Little bird! little bird! come to me!
Here is a green cage hung on the tree.
Beauty-bright flowers I'll bring to you,
And fresh ripe cherries, all wet with dew.
Here is a green cage hung on the tree.
Beauty-bright flowers I'll bring to you,
And fresh ripe cherries, all wet with dew.
Thanks, little maiden, for all thy care;
But I dearly love the free broad air;
And my snug little nest in the old oak tree
Is better than golden cage for me.
But I dearly love the free broad air;
And my snug little nest in the old oak tree
Is better than golden cage for me.
Little bird! little bird! where wilt thou go,
When the fields are all buried in snow?
The ice will cover your old oak tree;
You had better come and stay with me.
When the fields are all buried in snow?
The ice will cover your old oak tree;
You had better come and stay with me.
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Nay, little maiden, away I'll fly
To greener fields and a warmer sky.
When Spring returns with pattering rain,
You will hear my merry song again.
To greener fields and a warmer sky.
When Spring returns with pattering rain,
You will hear my merry song again.
Little bird! little bird! who'll guide thee
Over the hills and over the sea?
Foolish one, come in the house to stay,
For I'm very sure you'll lose your way
Over the hills and over the sea?
Foolish one, come in the house to stay,
For I'm very sure you'll lose your way
Ah no, little maiden! God guides me
Over the hills and over the sea.
I will be free as the rushing air,
Chasing the sunlight everywhere.
Over the hills and over the sea.
I will be free as the rushing air,
Chasing the sunlight everywhere.
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