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High Flyin' Bird Lyrics
There's a high flying bird Way up in the sky, now
Yes, and I wonder if she looks down as she flies on by
Well, she's riding on the air so easy in the sky
And, Lord, look at me (yeah)
I'm rooted like a tree (Oh yeah, yes, I am now)
I've got the sit down, can't cry, oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues
Oh, when I use to love a man, he worked in a mine, Lord
Oh, well, he never saw the sun, but he never stopped trying
Oh, then one day my man, he up and died
My man up and died, Lord
My man up and died, Lord (yes, he did)
Well, he wanted to fly and the only way to fly was to die
There's a high flyin' bird, way up in the sky, now
And, yes, I wonder if she looks down as she flies on by
Well, she's riding on the air so easy in the sky
Hey, lord look at me (Yeah)
I'm rooted like a tree (Hey, yes, I am now)
Got the sit down, can't cry, Oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues
(Yeah, I'm going to die now)
Got the sit down, can't cry, Oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues
(Yes I am, yes I am)
Yes, and I wonder if she looks down as she flies on by
Well, she's riding on the air so easy in the sky
And, Lord, look at me (yeah)
I'm rooted like a tree (Oh yeah, yes, I am now)
I've got the sit down, can't cry, oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues
Oh, well, he never saw the sun, but he never stopped trying
Oh, then one day my man, he up and died
My man up and died, Lord
My man up and died, Lord (yes, he did)
Well, he wanted to fly and the only way to fly was to die
And, yes, I wonder if she looks down as she flies on by
Well, she's riding on the air so easy in the sky
Hey, lord look at me (Yeah)
I'm rooted like a tree (Hey, yes, I am now)
Got the sit down, can't cry, Oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues
(Yeah, I'm going to die now)
Got the sit down, can't cry, Oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues
(Yes I am, yes I am)
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man, i love this song.
this song makes me think of drugs. this whole band does.
One of the early covers that JA used to do, this one is written by folk singer Billy Edd Wheeler. Just about having the blues.
Left out the verse that Paul Kantner sings:
Well the sun comes along And lights up your day now And when he gets tired He just moves on his way now East to West, he gets gone every day