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The Littlest Birds (Sing the Prettiest Songs) Lyrics
Well I feel like an old hobo,
I'm sad lonesome and blue
I was fair as the summer day
now the summer days are through
You pass through places
and places pass through you
But you carry 'em with you
on the souls of your travellin' shoes
Well I love you so dearly I love you so clearly
Wake you up in the mornin' so early
Just to tell you I got the wanderin' blues
I got the wanderin' blues
And i'm gonna quit these ramblin' ways
one of these days soon
And I'll sing
The littlest birds sing the prettiest songs...
Well it's times like these I feel so small and wild
Like the ramblin' footsteps of a wanderin' child
And i'm lonesome as a lonesome whippoorwill
Singin these blues with a warble and a trill
But i'm not too blue to fly
No i'm not too blue to fly cuz
The littlest birds sing the prettiest songs...
Well I love you so dearly I love you so fearlessly
Wake you up in the mornin' so early
Just to tell you I got the wanderin' blues
I got the wanderin' blues
And I don't wanna leave you
I love you through and through
Oh I left my baby on a pretty blue train
And I sang my songs to the cold and the rain
I had the wanderin' blues
And I sang those wanderin' blues
And i'm gonna quit these ramblin' ways
one of these days soon
And i'll sing
The littlest birds sing the prettiest songs....
I don't care if the sun don't shine
I don't care if nothin' is mine
I don't care if I'm nervous with you
I'll do my lovin' in the wintertime
I'm sad lonesome and blue
I was fair as the summer day
now the summer days are through
You pass through places
and places pass through you
But you carry 'em with you
on the souls of your travellin' shoes
Wake you up in the mornin' so early
Just to tell you I got the wanderin' blues
I got the wanderin' blues
And i'm gonna quit these ramblin' ways
one of these days soon
And I'll sing
Like the ramblin' footsteps of a wanderin' child
And i'm lonesome as a lonesome whippoorwill
Singin these blues with a warble and a trill
But i'm not too blue to fly
No i'm not too blue to fly cuz
Wake you up in the mornin' so early
Just to tell you I got the wanderin' blues
I got the wanderin' blues
And I don't wanna leave you
I love you through and through
And I sang my songs to the cold and the rain
I had the wanderin' blues
And I sang those wanderin' blues
And i'm gonna quit these ramblin' ways
one of these days soon
And i'll sing
I don't care if nothin' is mine
I don't care if I'm nervous with you
I'll do my lovin' in the wintertime
Song Info
Submitted by
tubesocks On Jul 06, 2002
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Everything about this is so southern bayou and beautiful. I'm not sure what it's about. Clearly about someone who's in love, but their getting tired of moving around all the time, and maybe want to settle down. There's something in Summer dying that makes everthing seem harder.
wow! that's all i can say about this song.
It's beautiful. I think it's about someone that is restless and a "free spirit" being in love but not wanting to settle down- thus "I'll quit these rambling ways one of these days soon.."
She knows it can't work and is sad, but she's "not to blue to fly" ie keep moving, keep traveling.