Marty Stuart - Red-Winged Blackbird lyrics

[Verse 1] Oh can't you see that pretty little bird Singing with all his heart and soul He's got a blood-red spot on his wing And all the rest of him's black as coal [Verse 2] Of all the colors I ever did see Red and black are the ones I dread For when a man spills blood on the coal They carry him down from the coal mines dead [Verse 3] Oh fly away you red-winged bird Leave behind the miner's wife She'll dream about you when you're gone She'll dream about you all her life [Verse 4] Oh can't you see that pretty little bird Singing with all his heart and soul He's got a blood-red spot on his wing And all the rest of him's black as coal