Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie ‘Prince' Billy - My Little Yellow Bird lyrics

I let it get away I didn't mean to It just up and flew away I watched it, what a way to learn And now I wait for its return My little yellow bird I used to hold it in the palm of my hand Now I'm lonely, I am I couldn't keep it and I love it My little yellow bird Blue, blue sky I search it every day Blue, blue sky I looked for her But she has gone away My little yellow bird I used to hold her in the palm of my hand Now I'm a very lonely man I couldn't keep her and I love her My little yellow bird My little yellow bird