Bye Bye Blackbird
(Dixon/Henderson, arr. Murabayashi '94)
Lyrics

Pack up all my cares and woes
Here i go singin' low,
Bye bye blackbird.

Where somebody waits for me,
Sugar's sweet and so is she,
Bye bye blackbird.

No one here can love or understand me,
But oh! what hard luck stories they all hand me,
So make my bed and light the lights,
Darling, I'll be home late tonight.
Blackbird, bye bye bye.

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder,
But oh I hope I'll never have to wander.
So make my bed and light the lights,
Darling, I'll be home late tonight.
Blackbird, bye bye bye.

If that blackbird can swing,
Why does he bring sad and melancholy song
To break the swing of things?
Does he know about the blues that he brings?
He sits alone at night,
Waiting for the morning light,
So please please blackbird shoo away
And take away my troubles in your morning flight.

No one here can love or understand me,
But oh, women always laugh at me,
Make my bed and light the lights,
Darling, I'll arrive there late tonight.
Blackbird, bye bye bye.