There's a high flying blue bird in the sky now You know I wonder if she looks down on knees as she flies on by She's driving on the east so easy in the sky, yeah And Lord look at me (yeah) I'm rooted like a tree (Oh yeah, yes, I am now) I've got those sit down, can't cry, oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues (yeah, yeah) And now the sun, it comes up and it lights up the day and night
and when he gets tired, he got all over on down his way East to west, he meets God in the sky everyday Lord look at me (yeah) I'm rooted like a tree (Oh yeah, yes, I am now) I've got those sit down, can't cry, oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues (yeah, yeah)
got the sit down, can't cry, Oh Lord, I'm 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 Hey, she wanted to fly and the only way to fly is die, die, die..... Well, there's a high flyin' bird, flyin' way up in the sky....
and I wonder if she looks down as she goes on by, well, she's flyin' so free and easy in the sky, Hey, lord look at me, I'm rooted like a tree Got those sit down , can't cry, Oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues Got those sit down , can't cry, Oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues Hey, Yeah, Hey, Yeah....