[Verse 1]
Went to my hometown, on my lonesome
There's nothing left there for me now
I call my mother, explain to me
Everybody's leaving away from heartache
[Chorus]
So little bird sing, sing it to me
Sing it sweetly, on my way down
So little bird sing, sing it to me
Sing it sweetly, on my way down
[Verse 2]
Ask my father, ask where he's been
Say he's been laying, in a field of blossoms and snow
I go talk to him, and he don't say much
He must have left there a long time ago
[Chorus]
So little bird sing, sing it to me
Sing it sweetly, on my way down
So little bird sing, sing it to me
Sing it sweetly, on my way down
So little bird sing, sing it to me
Sing it sweetly, on my way down
[Instrumental break: 8 measures]
[Outro]
So little bird sing, sing it to me
Sing it sweetly, on my way down