Bye Bye Blackbird - Bobby Short

Blackbird, blackbird singing the blues all day

Right outside of my door

Blackbird, blackbird who do you sit and say

There’s no sunshine in store

All through the winter you hung around

Now I begin to feel homeward bound

Blackbird, blackbird gotta be on my way

Where there’s sunshine galore

Pack up all my care and woe

Here I go, singing low

Bye bye blackbird

Where somebody waits for me

Sugar’s sweet, so is she

Bye bye blackbird

No one here can love and understand me

Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me

Make my bed and light the light

I’ll arrive late tonight

Blackbird, bye bye

Bluebird bluebird calling me far away

I’ve been longing for you

Bluebird bluebird what do I hear you say

Skies are turning to blue

I’m like a flower that’s fading here

Where ev’ry hour is one long tear

Bluebird bluebird this is my lucky day

Now my dreams will come true

Pack up all my care and woe

Here I go, singing low

Bye bye blackbird

Where somebody waits for me

Sugar’s sweet, so is she

Bye bye blackbird

No one here can love and understand me

Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me

Make my bed and light the light

I’ll arrive late tonight

Blackbird, bye bye