Red Bird

Ho down down

Ho down dee

Red bird dancin

In custody

Goin down

New Orleans

Red bird dancin

An a red bird sing

Red bird sing

Red bird do

New Orleans

An a red bird blue

I been born

An I'm gonna die

Blood red wing

You gonna make me fly

Goin in

A red bird den

Ain't gonna

Come out again

Ho down down

Ho down dee

Red bird dancin

In custody

Ho down down

Ho down dee

Red bird dance

A penitentiary

A jailer stoned

An he barred the door

Red bird gone... yeah

To fly no more

Black crow see

Black crow knew

New Orleans is where

The red bird flew

I been born

An I'm gonna die

Blood red wing

You gonna make me cry

Rusty wing

A daed dark thing

Crows too loud now

When the red bird sing

Ho down down

Ho down dee

Red bird dance

A penitentiary