I'M ONLY A POOR LITTLE SPARROW


The Ramblers - 1979
(aka the Choir of Abbey Hey Junior School, Gorton , Manchester, England)



I'm only a poor little sparrow (Aaahh)
No colourful feathers have I (It's a shame)
I can't even sing (Aaahh)
When I'm nesting in Spring (Aaahh)
And the turnips don't grow very high (It's a shame)

Most sparrows I know are so cheeky (That's right)
In fact they're incredibly brave (So brave)
But for me that's not true (Aaahh)
All I ever do (Aaahh)
Is worry myself to the grave (It's a shame)

(She's only a poor little sparrow)
(No colourful feathers has she)
(She can't even sing)
(When she's nesting in Spring)
(And the turnips don't grow very high)

Whenever I try to be helpful (Not)
I seem to something that's wrong (That's right)
Only one day last week (Yes)
I chopped someon'e beak (Yes)
And now it's as broad as it's long (Oh, poor thing)

I once had a boyfriend called Bertie (Woooh) 
He said I was pretty as three (Haaah)
He built me a nest (Yes)
Gave me all of his best (Yes)
Then jumped up and fell off tree (Haaah) 

(She's only a poor little sparrow)
(No colourful feathers has she)
(She can't even sing)
(When she's nesting in Spring)
(And the turnips don't grow very high)

(She's only a poor little sparrow) That's right
(No colourful feathers has she) All brown
(She can't even sing) Tweet-tweet
(When she's nesting in Spring)
(She's only a poor little bird) That's right



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - December 2018)