There's a high flyin' bird flying way up in the sky

And I wonder if she looks down as she goes on by

Well she's flying so freely in the sky.

Lord look at me here

I'm rooted like a tree here

Got those sit-down

Can't cry Oh Lord gonna die blues.

Now the sun it comes up and lights up the day

And when he gets tired Lord he goes on down his way

To the east and to the west

He meets God every day.

Lord look at me here

I'm rooted like a tree here

Got those sit-down can't cry

Oh Lord gonna die blues.

Now I had a woman

Lord she lived down by the mine

She ain't never seen the sun

Oh Lord never stopped crying.

Then one day my woman up and died

Lord she up and died now.

Oh Lord she up and died now.

She wanted to die

And the only way to fly is die die die.

There's a high flyin' bird flying way up in the sky

And I wonder if she looks down as she goes on by

Well she's flying so freely in the sky.

Lord look at me here

I'm rooted like a tree here

Got those sit-down can't cry

Oh Lord gonna die blues.