LITTLE REDBIRD IN THE TREE
Sung by: Mary Ford
Recorded in Cushman, AR

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Little redbird in the tree, in the tree, in the tree.
Little redbird in the tree, sing a song to me.
Sing about the birdies in the treetop tall.
Sing about the roses on the garden wall.
Little redbird in the tree, in the tree, in the tree.
Little redbird in the tree, sing a song to me.

(Mary Ford: "I learned that in school, my first year in school."
Dr. Wolf: "Where'd you learn your song?"
??: "I learned it from her. She says I don't know it; she says she doesn't know it, but I learned it from her."
Dr. Wolf: "Where'd you learn yours?"
??: "From her older sister-in-law.")

All Songs Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr., unless otherwise noted

The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection
Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas
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