Elton Britt does about the best job I ever heard on this song, and The Browns Ain't TOO SHABBY!

I HEARD THE BLUEBIRDS SING
Recorded by Elton Britt
Written by Hod Pharis

I met a girl out in the hills
Who gave my lonely heart a thrill
Her beauty seemed just like a breath of spring
And when I looked into her eyes
I thought of bluest summer skies
And when I held her hand in mine
I heard the bluebirds sing.

They sang of wond'ring, wond'ring if he loves her
Will she marry, marry if he asks her
Will her heart beat, heart beat true for him forever more
And when she's lonely, lonely, is he near her
When there be sadness, sadness, will he cheer her
Will they always be together
Until in death they part.

I courted her for months on end
Until she promised we would wed
We planned on being married in the spring
All through the long winter months
It seemed that spring would never come
And ev'ry gloomy winter day
I heard the snowbirds sing.

They sing of waiting, waiting for the flowers
And of counting, counting ev'ry hour
Till the bluebird, bluebird chirps his welcome
To the world once more.
And while we're waiting, waiting for the sunshine
We keep hating, hating ev'ry storm cloud
That is gathered, gathered o'er the mountain
To keep us far apart.

Then when at last spring touched tbe earth
We were married in the village church
Our wedding seemed just like a dream come true
Tho' many year's have come and gone
Our love is still as true and strong
As when I found her long ago
And still the songbirds sing.

They sing of loving, loving every hour
That I'm married, married to my flower
And we're happy, happy ever since the day we met
And tho' we're older, older, love is sweeter
We grow fonder, fonder of each other
We'll he sweethearts, sweethearts close together
Until the end of time.