I bought the sheet music for this in a thrift shop a couple months ago, along with "Cinco Robles" as done by Les Paul and Mary Ford. Sorry it took so long to locate and type it.

The copyright is 1952 and it seems to me the other kids told me it was a sly dig about Harry Truman having to leave the White House. (?) By the way, the thrift shop charged me 50 cents; it was only 40 cents when it was new, according to the price printed on the cover.

(POOR LITTLE ROBIN) WALKIN' TO MISSOURI

CHORUS: Poor Little Robin,
Walkin', Walkin', Walkin' to Missouri
He can't afford to fl-y-y
Got a penny for a
Poor Little Robin
Walkin', Walkin', Walkin' to Missouri
Got a teardrop in his eye.

1
I hope my story don't make you cry,
But this birdie flew too high
He flew from his old Missouri home.
He fell right into the city ways,
Like dancin' in cabarets,
From party to party he would roam.
(CHORUS)

2
He met a birdie who looked so nice,
A real bird of paradise,
Good lookin' but fickle in the heart.
She gave him kisses and gave him sighs,
But oh, how she told him lies,
'Cause she loved another from the start.
(CHORUS)

3
His dreams are battered, his feathers bent
Now he hasn't got a cent
He feels like his heart is gonna break.
So if he ever walks up to you,
Please throw him a crumb or two,
'Cause you could have made the same mistake.
(CHORUS)