Name: If I Were A Sparrow
Duration: P00H03M01S
Description: The first song I wrote for the banjo. It borrows heavily from much of the Appalachian tradition where it seems the desire to transform into a bird is a fairly common one.

If I Were A Sparrow

from Field Recordings Vol. I by Uncle Dan Henshall

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The first song I wrote for the banjo. It borrows heavily from much of the Appalachian tradition where it seems the desire to transform into a bird is a fairly common one.

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If I were a sparrow I'd fly right to your door,
I would sing you such pretty songs, we'd be parted never more.

But I'm not a sparrow, I'm only a man,
Trying to make something with my own calloused hands.

Now this chasm that lies between us, isn't large by any account,
But I can't risk the crossing, cause you might find me out.

My love I am fragile, I've been broken many times,
So my love be careful, with this porcelain heart of mine.

If I were a sparrow I'd fly right to your door,
And I'd sing you such pretty songs, we'd never part no more.

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from Field Recordings Vol. I, track released September 30, 2012
Dan Henshall-Banjo, Vocals.
Recorded by Ken Foster.

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