What Kind Of Bird Is That Lyrics - Bobby Bare

What kind of bird is that 

The one with the bright red breast 

I know it just can't be the robin 

'Cause my love is not back yet 

The one I love and wanted to marry 

Had to leave before she became my bride 

But she said she'd return 

Before the robin would return 

And with each other we'd spend our lives 

And she said she'd return 

Long before the robin returned 

And together we'd watch the leaves turn green 

She showed me then just how much she loves me 

And she and I and the robin can spend the spring 

So what kind of bird is that 

The one with the bright red breast 

I know it just can't be the robin 

'Cause my love is not back yet 

So who could be playin' tricks on me 

By the time that I relax and countin' leaves 

That can't be a spring, yeah surely that can't be 

'Cause the one I love, she's not with me 

Oh, what kind of bird is that 

The one with the bright red breast 

I know it just can't be the robin 

'Cause my love is not back yet