Checking in a little late on this one . . . “Bye, Bye, Blackbird” was a major hit in the late 1920s—1926, I think. The recording I have goes,
Blackbird, blackbird singing the blues all day,
Right outside of my door.
Blackbird, blackbird, what’s that I hear you say?
There’s no sunshine in store.
All through the winter you hung around,
Now I begin to feel homward-bound;
Blackbird, blackbird, gotta be on my way–
Where’s there’s sunshine galore!
Pack up all my care and woe
Here I go, singing low:
Bye, bye blackbird.
Where somebody cares for me,
Sugar’s sweet, so is he—
Bye, bye, blackbird.
No one here can love and understand me,
Oh what hard-luck stories they all hand me.
Make my bed and light the light,
I’ll be home late tonight.
Blackbird, bye bye!
Bluebird, bluebird, calling me far away—
I’ve been lonely for you.
Bluebird, bluebird, what’s that I hear you say?
Skies are turning to blue.
I’m like a flower that’s fading here,
Where every hour is one long year—
Bluebird, bluebird, gotta be on my way
Now my dreams will come true!
Pay my debts and pack my bag,
On my trunk there’s a tag:
Bye, bye, blackbird.
I won’t wait to catch no train,
I’ll hop right on an aeroplane,
Bye, bye blackbird!
Let a million bluebirds start a-humming,
Tell my dear old Mammy I’m a-coming!
My my bed, light the light,
Then I’ll say nighty-night—
Blackbird, bye bye!
–Hope that’s some help anbd gets you all humming today . . .