High Flying Bird

There's a high-flying bird, way up in the sky now
 Yes, and I wonder if she looks down as she flies on by
 Well, she's riding on the air so easy in the sky
 Lord, look at me (yeah)
 I'm rooted like a tree, hey, yes, I am now
 I've got those sit down, can't cry, oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues
 Well, I used to love a man, he worked in a mine, Lord
 Well, he never saw the sun, but he never stopped tryin'
 Well, then one day, my man, he up and died
 My man up and died, Lord
 My man up and died, oh yes, he did now
 Well, he wanted to fly and the only way to fly was to die
 There's a high-flying bird, way up in the sky now
 Yes, and I wonder if she looks down as she flies on by
 Well, she's riding on the air so easy in the sky
 Lord, look at me, yeah, uh-huh-huh
 I'm rooted like a tree, hey, yes I am now
 I got those sit down, can't cry, oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues
 Yeah, I'm gonna die now
 I got those sit down, can't cry, oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues
 Yes, I am, yes, I am
 
 There's a high-flying bird, way up in the sky now
 Yes, and I wonder if she looks down as she flies on by
 Well, she's riding on the air so easy in the sky
 Lord, look at me (yeah)
 I'm rooted like a tree, hey, yes, I am now
 I've got those sit down, can't cry, oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues
 Well, I used to love a man, he worked in a mine, Lord
 Well, he never saw the sun, but he never stopped tryin'
 Well, then one day, my man, he up and died
 My man up and died, Lord
 My man up and died, oh yes, he did now
 Well, he wanted to fly and the only way to fly was to die
 There's a high-flying bird, way up in the sky now
 Yes, and I wonder if she looks down as she flies on by
 Well, she's riding on the air so easy in the sky
 Lord, look at me, yeah, uh-huh-huh
 I'm rooted like a tree, hey, yes I am now
 I got those sit down, can't cry, oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues
 Yeah, I'm gonna die now
 I got those sit down, can't cry, oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues
 Yes, I am, yes, I am