—Dykes Magic City Trio
Chorus:
Oh I'm as free a little bird
As I can be, I can be
I'm as free a little bird as I can be
I'm gonna build my nest
In a weeping willow tree
Where the bad boys cannot bother me
Oh I'll never build my nest
On the ground, on the ground
Oh I'll never build my nest on the ground
But I'll build my nest
In a weeping willow tree
Where the bad boys cannot tear me down
Oh I'm as free a little bird
As I can be, I can be
I'm as free a little bird as I can be
I'm gonna build my nest
In a weeping willow tree
Where the bad boys cannot bother me
Oh I'll never steal honey
From a tree, from a tree
I will never steal honey from a tree
But I'll steal me kiss
From a sweet darlin's lips
And I'll carry her away across the sea
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