Here’s video of “He Flies,” recorded last weekend in Chicago. Previous performances of the song are out there, but I think this is the best one we ever got on video. The lyrics are underneath the video:
HE FLIES
LITTLE BIRD SITTIN ON A TELEPHONE WIRE
LITTLE BIRD SITTIN THERE ALL ALONE
HE’S A SINGER & HE’S A HIGH FLYER
HE’S A ROVER FROM PARTS UNKNOWN
TOMORROW AIN’T GOT HIM UPSET
& HE DON’T CARE ABOUT YESTERDAY
HE GOT HERE LAST SPRING I BET
LEAVES TURN BROWN & HE’LL FLY AWAY
HE FLIES. YEAH, HE FLIES.
LITTLE BIRD SINGIN BOUT THE NEW DAY
LITTLE BIRD SINGIN BOUT THE DAWN
HE FEELS FINE & DON’T CARE WHAT YOU SAY
HE’S GONNA GO WHERE HE FEELS DRAWN
THAT BLUE SKY & HIM GO WAY BACK
& HIM & THAT SUNSHINE SURE DO TOO
HE’S GOT WINGS & GOT THE KNACK
WHEN IT’S TIME, HE KNOWS WHAT TO DO
HE FLIES. YEAH HE FLIES.
LITTLE BIRD DONT KNOW WHERE HIS OWN HOME’S AT
LITTLE BIRD DON’T EVEN CARE
HE AIN’T WORRIED BOUT A BIT OF THAT
IT’S ON BEYOND & HE’S BOUND THERE
HE DON’T KNOW WHAT’S RIGHT OR WHAT’S WRONG
HE DON’T KNOW THE TIME OF DAY
BUT HE KNOWS THE DAY IS LONG
& THE BREEZE FLOWS &, OH, BY THE WAY
HE FLIES. YEAH, HE FLIES.
HE FLIES.
It’s one of our originals.
That’s Dorothy McDaniel on bass & vocals, Alpha Stewart on percussion & vocals, John Temmerman on sax, and me (Kent McDaniel) on guitar & vocals. Recorded on a Zoom Recorder.
Us.
Needed this “cover” for the music download sites.
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