Sing, Ye Lovers of Song

Ye lovers of song, 
musically inclined,
Sing loud, Sing now,
All the birds of the earth are listening
while we sing all over the world.

Sing like
...the mockingbird
   where the weeping willows wave.
    ... the swallows
        as mission bells ring.
         ... the nightingale who
             croons in Berkeley square.

Sing like
...three flamingos 
   pitched on Bob Marley’s doorstep. 
     ...rockin' robin with Michael Jackson
        on Jaybird Street.
         ... the Blue Jays 
             at the 7th inning in Toronto.

While we sing all over the world,
all the birds of the earth are listening.
Sing now, Sing loud!
Ye musically inclined,
sing, lovers of song.

April 27, 2020


Credits: 
Listen to the Mockingbird – Alice Hawthorne
When The Swallows Come Back to Capistrano – Leon Rene, sung by Ink Spots
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Eric Maschwitz
Three Little Birds – Bob Marley and the Wailers
Rockin’ Robin – Leon Rene, sung by Bobby Day and later, Michael Jackson
OK Blue Jay’s - Jack Lenz and Tony Kosinec

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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