• Home
  • Music
  • Press Kit
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • About
  • Contact
  • Lyrics
  • Store

Uncle Barnaby

  • Home
  • Music
  • Press Kit
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • About
  • Contact
  • Lyrics
  • Store
0:00/???
  1. High Flying Bird

From the recording Better World

In cart Not available Out of stock
Share

A cover, written by Billy Edd Wheeler in the early-1960s. I have been playing the song for over 50 years in one form or another. It has been covered by many artists including Jefferson Airplane and Richie Havens. Our versions brings together prior iterations along with our own interpretation.

Lyrics

HIGH FLYING BIRD
by Billy Edd Wheeler

Verse 1:
There’s a high flyin’ bird
Way up in the sky
Sometimes I wonder does she look down
As she flies on by
Ridin’ on the air so easy
In the sky

Chorus:
Look at me here
I’m rooted like a tree here
You got to, sit down
Can’t cry
Can’t fly
I’m gonna die blues

Verse 2:
Sun comes along
And lights up the day
When she gets tired
She just moves on over the way
Risin’ in the east
She lights up the day

Chorus:
Look at me here
I’m rooted like a tree here
You got to, sit down
Can’t cry
Can’t fly
I’m gonna die blues

Verse 3:
I had friend
Who wished he could fly
So one day he spread his wings
To the sky
Spread his wing to the sky
And he up and died

Chorus:
Look at me here
I’m rooted like a tree here
You got to, sit down
Can’t cry
[Can’t fly
I’m gonna die blues

Sit down Can’t cry Can’t fly
I’m gonna die blues

Sit down Can’t cry Can’t fly
I’m gonna die blues

Sit down Can’t cry Can’t fly
Oh Lord I’m gonna die blues

I got those stationary blues

Sit down Can’t cry Can’t fly

I’m gonna die.... blues

Copyright 2018, 2019, 20120 | www.unclebarnaby.com | All Rights Reserved

  • Log out
Powered by Bandzoogle