Bobby Bare - Bird Named Yesterday

(Jack Clement)

I had a bird he flew away
And I guess he`s gone to stay
But I see him winging on his way
My flyaway bird named Yesterday.

He`s over the place of my birth
He`s circling a spot that I know
He`s hangin` around the Saw Mill town
Where the gentle summer breezes blow.

I had a bird he flew away
And I guess he`s gone to stay
But I see him winging on his way
My flyaway bird named Yesterday.

He`s riding on a train
He`s down at the old swimmin` hole
He`ll fly till he finds
That old gang of mine.

Then he`ll search for a tree
A big tall oak tree
Then he`ll look from his perch
At the old country church.

I had a bird he flew away
And I guess he`s gone to stay
But I see him winging on his way
My flyaway bird named Yesterday...

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(Narrative by Bobby spoken after song:

My name is Bob, Bill my name is Joe. I live in Little Rock, Seattle. 
I even 
live in Kokomo. I was born in a big city and I was born on a 
farm (he`s over
the place of my birth) And I was born and grew up in a little 
town in southern
Ohio and I still live here. You know my town never changed much until a few
years ago When that big industrial outfit came in and bought 
up a lot of the
land around here. Fact is they just about bought the whole town.