Bye Bye Blackbird

Bye Bye Blackbird
music by Ray Henderson (left)
lyric by Mort Dixon

Blackbird, blackbird, singing the blues all day right outside of my door;

Blackbird, blackbird, why 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 cares 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 be home 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 blue; I'm like a flower that's fading here

Where every hour is one long tear.

Bluebird, bluebird, this is my lucky day.

Now my dreams will come true...

Pack up all my cares 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 be home late tonight,

Blackbird, bye bye...

Blackbird, blackbird, singing the blues all day right outside of my door;

Blackbird, blackbird, gotta be on my way, where there's sunshine galore.

Pack up all my cares 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.