Never touch a singing bird, a wild bird
Never move or say a word
But sit and listen quietly
Underneath the forest tree
You cannot catch and hold its song
For if it's tame, it's not the same
The singing bird does not belong
To you or me or anyone, or anyone
This bird won't sing unless it's free
Other Malvina Reynolds songs:
all Malvina Reynolds songs all songs from 1978