Red Bird Lyrics - Terry Allen

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