Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan Subject: Re: Humming Bird Lyric? From: Shiphour Date: 30 Jun 2001 04:28:26 GMT Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Humming Bird (Johnnie & Jack Anglin) Hummin' bird Keep hummin' I love to hear Your lonesome whistle whine Hummin' bird Keep hummin' I'm ridin' to The end of the line Leavin' Cincinnati, Headin' for the South The bluegrass of old Kentucky Brought my heart into my mouth I've been east I've been west But now I'm goin' home As the rollin' wheels Beat polished steel I sing this happy (?) song Hummin' bird Keep hummin' I love to hear your Lonesome whistle whine Hummin' bird Keep hummin' I'm ridin' to The end of the line Hummin' bird Keep hummin' I love to hear Your lonesome whistle whine Hummin' bird Keep hummin' I'm ridin' to The end of the line Not sure about "happy." It actually sounds more like "crappy" or "crafted," but somehow those don't really seem too likely. Maybe just a little too much phlegm in their throats.