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Version 1
For verses, I think the meter changes from 4/4 (or 2/4 twice) when repeating the name of the bird
to 5/4 with "fly through my window."
Listen to the song for help with this change!
[Verse]
C
Little bird, little bird, fly through my window
G7 C
Little bird, little bird, fly through my window
C
Little bird, little bird, fly through my window
G7 C
Buy molasses candy
[Refrain]
C
Fly through my window
G7
My sugar lump
G7
Fly through my window
C
My sugar lump
G7 C
And buy molasses candy
C
Robin, robin, fly through my window
G7 C
Robin, robin, fly through my window
C
Robin, robin, fly through my window
G7 C
And buy molasses candy
[Refrain]
C
Fly through my window
G7
My sugar lump
G7
Fly through my window
C
My sugar lump
G7 C
And buy molasses candy
[Verse]
C
Bluebird, bluebird, fly through my window
G7 C
Bluebird, bluebird, fly through my window
C
Bluebird, bluebird, fly through my window
G7 C
Buy molasses candy
[Refrain]
C
Fly through my window
G7
My sugar lump
G7
Fly through my window
C
My sugar lump
G7 C
And buy molasses candy
[Verse]
C
Crow, crow, fly through my window
G7 C
Crow, crow, fly through my window
C
Crow, crow, fly through my window
G7 C
Buy molasses candy
[Refrain]
C
Fly through my window
G7
My sugar lump
G7
Fly through my window
C
My sugar lump
G7 C
And buy molasses candy
[Verse]
C
Bobwhite, bobwhite, fly through my window
G7 C
Bobwhite, bobwhite, fly through my window
C
Bobwhite, bobwhite, fly through my window
G7 C
Buy molasses candy
[Refrain]
C
Fly through my window
G7
My sugar lump
G7
Fly through my window
C
My sugar lump
G7 C
And buy molasses candy
[Verse]
C
Whippoorwill, whippoorwill, fly through my window
G7 C
Whippoorwill, whippoorwill, fly through my window
C
Whippoorwill, whippoorwill, fly through my window
G7 C
Buy molasses candy
[Refrain]
C
Fly through my window
G7
My sugar lump
G7
Fly through my window
C
My sugar lump
G7 C
And buy molasses candy
[Verse]
C
Hummingbird, hummingbird, fly through my window
G7 C
Hummingbird, hummingbird, fly through my window
C
Hummingbird, hummingbird, fly through my window
G7 C
Buy molasses candy