“I Wish I Was a Little Bird (Nobody Cares for Me)”
Description
"I wish I was a little bird, I'd fly up in a tree, I'd sit and sing my little sad song (spoken:) But I can't stay here by myself." "I wish I was a little fish, I'd swim way down in the sea, I'd sit and sing my little sad song, But I can't stay here..."
Cross references
- cf. "I Have No Loving Mother Now (Oh, See My Father Layin' There)" (lyrics)
References
- Belden, p. 489, "I Wish I Was a Little Bird" (1 text)
- Sandburg, p. 338, "I Wish I Was a Little Bird" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Randolph 722, "Nobody Cares for Me" (1 short text, 1 tune)
- Roud #6357
- BI, San338