That's What the Birdie Sang to Me - Fats Waller

Early one morn alone on a fence

A little birdie sat, his head bowed in suspense

He was dreaming of days when age was a myth

And horses was all the rage

Now big trolley cars and automobiles

Have taken the place of the horse

And everyday as the boy sings on the fence this way

You hear him sing in a voice so hoarse…

Nobody loves me, I know

Nobody cares for me, so Since they moved all the race courses

The birdies have no place to go What will the poor sparrow do When there’s nothing left for him to chew?

You can’t get a meal from an automobile

That’s what the bird sang to me Nobody loves me, I know

Nobody cares for me, so Since they moved all the race courses

The birdies have no place to go What will the poor sparrow do When there’s nothing left for him to chew?

You can’t get a meal from an automobile

That’s what the bird sang to me