Bobby Bare - A Bird Named Yesterday lyrics

I had a bird he flew away And I guess he's gone to stay But I see him winging on his way My flyaway bird named Yesterday. He's over the place of my birth He's circling a spot that I know He's hangin' around the Saw Mill town Where the gentle summer breezes blow. I had a bird he flew away And I guess he's gone to stay But I see him winging on his way My flyaway bird named Yesterday. He's riding on a train He's down at the old swimmin' hole He'll fly till he finds That old gang of mine. Then he'll search for a tree A big tall oak tree Then he'll look from his perch At the old country church. I had a bird he flew away And I guess he's gone to stay But I see him winging on his way My flyaway bird named Yesterday... [Narrative by Bobby spoken after song:] My name is Bob, Bill my name is Joe. I live in Little Rock, Seattle. I even live in Kokomo. I was born in a big city and I was born on a farm (he's over the place of my birth) And I was born and grew up in a little town in southern Ohio and I still live here. You know my town never changed much until a few years ago When that big industrial outfit came in and bought up a lot of the land around here. Fact is they just about bought the whole town.