ANY DAY NOW (MY WILD BEAUTIFUL BIRD)
(Music: Burt Bacharach / Lyrics: Bob Hilliard)

Chuck Jackson - 1962
Susan Holliday - 1964
Peter & Gordon - 1965
Oscar Toney Jr. - 1967
I Corvi - 1967 (Italian title "Bambolina")
Mal - 1968 (          "                     "         )
Elvis Presley - 1969
James Brown - 1969
Percy Sledge - 1969
Lois Lee - 1972
Eddie Kendricks - 1973
The Carpenters - 1974
Ronnie Milsap - 1981
Dennis Brown - 1982
Paul Mariat& His Orch. (Instr.) - 1982

Also recorded by: 
Scott Walker; The Drifters; Dee Dee Sharp; Don Gibson; Tom Jones; 
Judy Henske; Ian & The Zombies; Charles Blackman; Gerald Alston;
Richard Stoute; Paul Carrack; Trijntje Oosterhuis ........... and others.



Any day now, I will hear you say "Goodbye, my love"
And you'll be on your way
Then my wild beautiful bird, you will have flown, oh
Any day now, I'll be all alone, whoa-oa-oa-oa-oa

Any day now, when your restless eyes meet someone new
Oh, to my sad surprise
Then the blue shadows will fall all over town, oh
Any day now, love will let me down, whoa-oa-oa-oa-oa

(Instrumental Break)

Oh my wild beautiful bird, you will have flown, oh
Any day now I'll be all alone

I know I shouldn't want to keep you if you don't want to stay-ay
Until you go forever, I'll be holding on for dear life
Holding you this way, begging you to stay

Any day now, when the clock strikes "Go"
You'll call it off
And then my tears will flow
Then the blue shadows will fall all over town, oh
Any day now, love will let me down 
'Cause you won't be around

Don't fly away, my beautiful bird
Don't, don't fly away


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As recorded by SUSAN HOLLIDAY:


Any day now, I will hear you say "Goodbye, my love"
And you'll be on your way
Then my wild, wonderful boy, you will have flown
Any day now, love will let me down, 'cause you won't be around

Any day now, when your restless eyes meet someone new
Oh, to my sad surprise
Oh, my wild, wonderful boy, you're gonna fly
Any day now, you won't be around

I know I shouldn't want to keep you if you don't want to stay
But till you're gone forever, I'll be holding on for dear life
Holding you this way, begging you to stay

Any day now, when the clock strikes "Go"
You'll call it off
And then, then my tears will flow
Oh, my wild, wonderful guy, you will have flown
Any day now love will let me down 
'Cause you won't be around

Any day, any day you've got to say now
Please, please don't make it today now
No, no, no, no, no 


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ITALIAN VERSION:

BAMBOLINA
(Music: Burt Bacharach / Lyrics: Panesis)

Mal - 1968


Bambolina, dimmi di chi sei siediti qui 
E accanto a me vedrai 
Che forse tu potrai capire il mio dolore
Bambolina, spiegami perché
Wooh-oh-wooh-oh-ooh

Bambolina, parla un po' con me certo tu sai 
Che sono solo ormai 
Forse, forse tu potrai capire il mio dolore 
Bambolina, resta accanto a me 
Wooh-oh-wooh-oh-ooh 

Dovrei parlare con la gente
Forse anch'io cambierei, sai 
Ma poi non dico niente 
Proprio niente, ooh-oh

Bambolina, dentro gli occhi tuoi io leggo che 
Se sola come me 
Vieni qui accanto a me, vicino a me, vicino a me 
Bambolina, resta accanto a me
Wooh-oh-wooh-oh-ooh


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2017)