Oh, can't you see that pretty little bird

Singing with all his heart and soul

He's got a blood red spot on his wing

And all the rest of him is black as coal

Of all the colors I ever did see

Red and black are the ones I dread

For when a man spills blood on the coal

They carry him down from the coal mines dead

Fly away you red winged bird

Leave behind the miner's wife

She'll dream about you when you're gone

She'll dream about you all her life

Oh, can't you see that pretty little bird

Singing with all his heart and soul

He's got a blood red spot on his wing

And all the rest of him is black as coal