Parsons, Gram - High Flyin' Bird Lyrics






There's a high flyin' bird way up in the sky
And I wonder if she looks down on me as she flies on by?
While she's riding so free and easy in the sky

But look at me here
Lord, I'm just rooted like a tree here
And I got the sit-down-can't fly, oh Lord I'm gonna die blues

Well the sun comes along and it lights up the day
Well it brings the daytime and it goes on it's way
From the East to the West it travels every day

But look at me here
Lord, I'm just rooted like a tree here
And I got the sit-down-can't fly, oh Lord I'm gonna die blues

Well I once knew a man
He worked down in the mine,
Well he never saw the sun and he never stopped crying
Then one day his woman up and died
She just upped and died
You know she just upped and dies
Well, she wanted to fly
The only way to fly was to die
There's a high flyin' bird way up in the sky
And I wonder if she looks down as she flies on by?
While she's riding so easy in the sky

But look at me here
Lord, I'm just rooted like a tree here
And I got the sit-down-can't fly, oh Lord I'm gonna die blues
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  1. M.... R....

    Man, that's good!

  2. R.... D....

    Pretty intense for sure. Awesome recording.

  3. C.... S....

    Damn..,,,,,perfect GP form❣❣❣

  4. G.... D....

    Some body let me know if y'all figure out the chords to this gem...

  5. P.... S....

    Simply amazin¡¡⚠

  6. G.... B....

    There's a high flyin' bird way up in the sky
    And I wonder if she looks down on me as she flies on by?
    While she's riding so free and easy in the sky
    But look at me here
    Lord, I'm just rooted like a tree here
    And I got the sit-down-can't fly, Oh Lord I'm gonna die blues
    Well the sun comes along and it lights up the day
    Well it brings the daytime and then it goes on it's way
    From the East to the West it travels every day
    But look at me here
    Lord, I'm just rooted like a tree here
    And I got the sit-down-can't fly, Oh Lord I'm gonna die blues
    Well I once knew a man
    He worked down in the mine,
    Well he never saw the sun and he never stopped trying
    Then one day his woman up and died
    She just upped and died
    You know she just upped and dies
    Well, she wanted to fly
    The only way to fly was to die
    There's a high flyin' bird way up in the sky
    And I wonder if she looks down as she flies on by?
    While she's riding so free and easy in the sky
    Look at me here
    I'm just rooted like a tree here
    I got the sit-down-can't fly, Oh Lord I'm gonna die blues
    Look at me here
    Lord I'm just rooted like a tree here
    And I got the sit-down-can't fly, Oh Lord I'm gonna die blues
    Lord I'm gonna die blues
    Lord I'm gonna die blues
    Lord I'm gonna die blues.

  7. H.... C....

    awesome

  8. G.... E....

    Great song by Billy Edd Wheeler. It has been done by so many people from rock to blues to folk. What a classic. I love this version but check out Joan Toliver!

  9. S.... K....

    oh gram gram
    it such pitty

  10. t.... ....

    priceless

  11. J.... S....

    This is great ! I love anything by Parsons. A rare find for sure. He sounds really good on this one.

  12. f.... ....

    that's good to know and acknowledge