The Robin's Jar Lyrics - Bring Me The Workhorse - My Brightest Diamond

Once we found a robin 

In our backyard 

It was already dead 

But we were so sure 

That things weren't gone too far 

So we prayed to God above 

That He'd bring it back to us 

And we put it in a jar 

And waited 

and waited 

But mama made us bury it 

Mama made us bury it 

In the backyard 

I wished to be just like my best friend 

She was the brightest star in the room 

Yeah but we didn't know what we had 

With the world pressing in 

On her backyard 

She fell in backwards 

She fell in backwards 

With the world pressing in 

On her backyard 

She fell in backwards 

We prayed to God above 

That He'd bring her back to us 

So we put her in a box 

We put her in a box 

And waited 

For something to happen 

But nothing happened 

Mama made me bury her 

Mama made me bury her 

Mama made me bury her 

in the backyard