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  1. PIGEON SONG

From the recording Appalachia

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MIKE MUNFORD - BANJO
TAD MARKS - MANDOLIN
MIKE - VOCAL, HARMONICA, BASS, & GUITAR

Lyrics

PIGEON SONG
APPALACHIA
MICHAEL J. HAMILTON
©1998 JOE BAG O' DONUTS MUSIC BMI

I SAW A PIGEON ON THE OLD ROOF TOP
HE SPREAD HIS WINGS
BUT HE COULDN'T GET OFF
AND I CRIED
PIGEON FLY
AND I CRIED
TEST YOUR WINGS A'GIN' THE SKY
AND TRY TO FLY SO HIGH
BUT THAT PIGEON
HE COULD NOT FLY

I KNEW A LADY WHO WAS UP IN YEARS
SHE CARRIED LINES
FROM ALL THE TEARS
THAT SHE CRIED,
WHEN HER FAMILY DIED
THEY DIED MOSTLY
JUST ONE AT A TIME
THEN SHE WOULD CRY
WELL IT MAKES ME WONDER WHY
SEE THAT LADY
SHE'S CRYING NOW

I HAD A FRIEND DIE AT TWENTY-ONE
BUT I REMEMBER
ALL OF THE FUN
THAT WE HAD
WHILE HE WAS ALIVE
OF THOSE GOOD TIMES
PENNSYLVANIA SKYS
WE'D BE TRAVELIN' IN STYLE
WELL IT MAKES ME REALIZE
THAT WE'RE ONLY
WE'RE ONLY PASSING BY

I SAW A DEAD DOG BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
A BLUE COLLAR
THE STORY TOLD
HOW HE DIED
AND I JUST THOUGHT
OF A GOOD FRIEND
THAT I HAD LOST
MUCH THE SAME WAY
WELL IT MAKES ME WANT TO SAY
THAT I'M FEELING
THAT SAME PAIN TODAY

I SAW A PIGEON ON THE OLD ROOF TOP
HE SPREAD HIS WINGS
BUT HE COULDN'T GET OFF
AND I CRIED
HEY PIGEON FLY!
THEN I CRIED
TEST YOUR WINGS A'GIN' THE SKY
AND TRY AND FLY SO HIGH
BUT THAT PIGEON
HE COULD NOT FLY