Lyr Req: Little Bird of Heaven (Martha Scanlan)

Subject: Lyr Req: 'Little Bird of Heaven' Martha Scanlan
From: GUEST,Kevin
Date: 17 Sep 08 - 03:26 AM

Is anyone up for posting lyrics to Martha Scanlan's "Little Bird of Heaven?" Thanks.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Little Bird of Heaven' Martha Scanlan
From: GUEST,Hootenanny
Date: 17 Sep 08 - 05:14 AM

You could try e-mailing The Kittyhawks on their website, this is one that's in their repertoire.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Little Bird of Heaven' Martha Scanlan
From: masato sakurai
Date: 17 Sep 08 - 07:56 AM

Martha Scanlan & the Stuart Bros. performing 'Little Bird of Heaven' is on YouTube.

Subject: Lyr Add: LITTLE BIRD OF HEAVEN (Martha Scanlan)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 18 Sep 08 - 10:42 AM

Lyrics copied from Whole Wheat Radio and then edited by me to agree with the video at YouTube.

LITTLE BIRD OF HEAVEN
Martha Scanlan

1. I let out from your back door,
Kicked an old can fifty miles or more.
Written right there on the side of the can:
"Little bird of heaven right here in your hand."

2. I looked up and I looked back,
Walked a hundred miles on the railroad track.
Alls I can tell from where I stand:
Little bird of heaven right here in my hand.

3. Love, they tell me, is a fragile thing.
It's hard to fly on broken wings.
I lost my ticket to the Promised Land.
Little bird of heaven right here in my hand.

4. So toss it up and pass it around.
Pay mind to what you're carryin' round.
Keep it close. Hold it while you can.
Little bird of heaven right here in your hand.

5. Fallen hearts and fallen leaves,
Starlings light on the broken trees.
I find we all need a place to land.
Little bird of heaven right here in your hand.

REPEAT VERSE 4.

[Sung by Reeltime Travelers on "Livin' Reeltime, Thinkin' Old-Time," Yodel-Ay-Hee CD 42, 2004.

[Martha Scanlan is a member of Reeltime Travelers.]

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Bird of Heaven (Martha Scanlan)
From: GUEST,Hootenanny
Date: 18 Sep 08 - 12:39 PM

Nit picking I know but I think the first line second word is LIT.

I don't believe Martha sings withthe Reel Time Travelers any longer, she seems to be appearing with the backing of a superb couple of North Carolina's finest; Trevor and Travis Stewart.

Hoot

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Bird of Heaven (Martha Scanlan
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Sep 08 - 08:32 PM

Thanks much for lyrics and info.   Kevin

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Bird of Heaven (Martha Scanlan
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Sep 08 - 08:43 AM

Martha Scanlan wrote both "Hallelujah" and "Little Bird of Heaven". You should look around for "The West Was Burning" and "Up on the Divide".

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Bird of Heaven (Martha Scanlan
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Sep 08 - 08:44 AM

Whoops-forgot: she's on Myspace and marthascanlan.com

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Bird of Heaven (Martha Scanlan)
From: GUEST,siwla virago
Date: 21 Jan 14 - 03:26 PM

I've been trying for a year now to get chords for Little Bird Of Heaven. Can anyone please help?.

Subject: Chords Add: LITTLE BIRD OF HEAVEN (Martha Scanlan)
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Jan 14 - 05:50 PM

"I am pretty shure the chords are C-F-C-Am-C-F-C-G7-C
Martha Scanlan playing guitar capoed to the fifth fret: G-C-G-Em-G-C-G-D7-G"

I found that on a banjo site where they seem to specialize helping each other with tabs. However, a chord's a chord. I hope it helps.