Winter's Come and Gone (Red Bird)

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Gillian Welch

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Oh little red bird, come to my window sill   

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Been so lonesome, shaking that morning chill       

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Oh little red bird, open your mouth and say

 

Been so lonesome, just about flown away

 

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So long now I've been out in the rain and snow   

But winter's come and gone, a little bird told me so   

 

Oh little blue bird, pearly feather breast

Five cold nickels' all I got left

Oh little blue bird, what am I gonna do?

Five cold nickels ain't gonna see me through

 

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Oh little black bird on my wire line

Dark as trouble in this heart of mine

Poor little black bird sings a worried song

Dark as trouble til winter's come and gone

 

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