The Sparrow Songtext
von The Ramblers

I′m only a poor little sparrow (ah)
No colorful feathers have I (it's a shame)
I can′t even sing (ah) when I'm nesting in spring (ah)
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 to me that′s not true (ah), all I ever do (ah)
Is worry myself to the grave (it's a shame)

She′s only a poor little sparrow
No colorful 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 (you're not)
I seem to do something that′s wrong (that′s right)
Only one day last week (yes) I trapped someone's beak (yes)
And now it′s as broad as it's long (oh, poor thing)

I once had a boyfriend called Bertie (woo)
He said I was pretty as three (ah, ah)
He built me a nest (yes), gave me all of his best (yes)
Then tripped up and fell off the tree

She′s only a poor little sparrow
No colorful 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 colorful 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