Fats Domino
Elvis Presley
Jimmy Jones
The Fleetwoods
Gale Storm
Fats Domino
Inez & Charlie Foxx
Bob Lind
The Beatles
Jim Reeves
Jackie DeShannon
Barry Manilow
Carly Simon
Freddy Fender
Bobby Goldsboro
The song was covered by many. The most famous and successful one was Carly Simon’s and James Taylor’s, with annotations shere.
(Charlie) Mock (Inez) Yeah
(Charlie) ing (Inez) Yeah
(Charlie) bird (Inez) Yeah
(Charlie) Yeah (Inez) Yeah
(Both) Mockingbird
Everybody, have you heard
He’s gonna buy me a mockingbird
Oh and if that mockingbird don’t sing
He’s gonna buy me a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring don’t shine
(Inez) He’s gonna surely break this heart of mine
(Charlie) Surely will break this heart of mine
(Inez) And that’s why (Charlie) Yes it will
(Inez) I can’t tell him exactly (Charlie) Oh yes it will
(Charlie) Yeah yeah (Inez) wo ho ho, I know that
(Charlie repeats refrain as harmony)
(Inez) I, I, I love him
But I can’t let him know
And-a I, I, I, I love him
And it’s somethin’
He’s got to know
But I
Know the score
If I make a mistake, good luck
And that’s why
I can’t tell him exactly
Yeah yeah, wo ho ho, I know that
I, I
I know that
He knows
That I care
And-a I, I, I
I know that
He knows
He’s the one
But I know that
Sometimes that
He’s upset
That’s why
I can’t tell him exactly
Yeah yeah, wo ho ho, I know
Everybody, have you heard
He’s gonna buy me a mockingbird
Oh and if that mockingbird don’t sing
He’s gonna buy me a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring don’t shine
(Inez) He’s gonna surely break this heart of mine
(Charlie) Surely will break this heart of mine
(Inez) And that’s why (Charlie) Yes it will
(Inez) I can’t tell him exactly (Charlie) Oh yes it will
(Charlie) Yeah yeah (Inez) wo ho ho, I know…
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