BIG BLACK BIRD (SPIRIT OF LOVE)
(Jack Blanchard)
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan - 1969




JACK:
I woke up in the night 
And saw the moonlight shining through my windows 
I sat up and looked around 
Startled by a sound I thought I'd heard 

MISTY:
Through the silver hills 
High above the treetops, where the wind blows 
Flies the spirit of my love 
Like the shadow of a big black bird 

JACK:
There was something’ in the air 
I could feel it as I stood there by the windows
Like the sighin’ of a lover 
Or the whisper of a long forgotten word 

MISTY:
Across the silver waters 
Down the moonlit canyons, where the wind blows 
Flies the spirit of my love 
Like the shadow of a big black bird 

JACK:
I heard a silent call 
As I saw a shadow fall across my windows 
Burnin’ tears were in my eyes 
As I recognized the voice my soul had heard 

MISTY: 
Across the silver years 
>From beyond the sea of time, where the wind blows 
Flies the spirit of my love 
Like the shadow of a big black bird 

BOTH:
Across the silver years 
Beyond the sea of time, where the wind blows 
Flies the spirit of our love 
Like the shadow of a big black bird

Flies the spirit of our love 
Like the shadow of a big black bird 

Flies the spirit of our love 
Like the shadow of a big black bird


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2010)