Oh, can't you see that pretty little bird Singin' with all his heart and soul He's got a blood-red spot on his wing And all of the rest of him's black as coal.
Of all the colours 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.
Oh, 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 Singin' with all his heart and soul He's got a blood-red spot on his wing And all of the rest of him's black as coal.
Cheers! RJB (found it mentioned in a number of threads, but strangely, none where the lyrics were added ...)