Dirty Little Bird

night so still, silent the Whippoorwill
 And down by the river a sweet moaning can be heard
 A moon so thin, milk on their skin
 Whispering betrayal
 Love's a dirty little bird
 He's a dirty little bird with dirty little wings
 That fly across the night on high to other pretty things
 Down by the river, sweet moaning can be heard
 It's telling me my love's a dirty little bird
 It was long ago I was young and fine
 When he took me by the hand and promised that his heart'd be mine
 We prayed for a son, I could bear him none
 Barren and bitter love's a dirty little bird
 He's a dirty little bird with dirty little claws
 That prance and creep and pleasure seek
 Behind the bedroom doors
 And he gives out all the tenderness I yearn
 My love's a dirty little bird
 Dirty little birds got dirty little eyes
 That bare my soul -it's a heavy toll
 And tell me I should wise up and heed all the lessons I could learn
 My love's a dirty little bird
 A womans heart can be broken some
 And her mind and her spirit they will see her overcome
 But break a womans pride and woe to you
 You'd better go and grab your gun man
 There's no telling what she'll do
 Dirty little birds got dirty little beaks
 That peck and pry the wretched lies
 For revenge that they seek
 And she's walking down the path of no return
 Woe to that Dirty Little bird
 You take my heart and you take my time
 You leave my soul without grace or pride
 You take what's yours and you break what's mine
 You take and you take
 Dirty little bird got dirty little wings
 That fly across the night on high to other pretty things
 Down by the river sweet moaning can be heard
 It's telling me
 My love's a dirty little bird