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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Richie Havens
Vocals
Paul Harris
Keyboards
Harvey Brooks
Bass Guitar
Bill Lavorgna
Drums
Howard Collins
Guitar
Paul Williams
Guitar
Joe Price
Tabla
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billy Edd Wheeler
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Court
Producer
Lyrics
There's a high flyin' bird
Flyin' way up in the sky
And I wonder if she looks down
As she goes on by?
Well, she's flyin' so free and easy in the sky
Lord, look at me here
I'm rooted like a tree here
Got those sit-down
Can't cry, oh Lord, gonna die blues
Now the sun it comes up
And lights up the day
And when he gets tired
Lord and goes on down his way
To the east and to the west
He meets God every day
Lord, look at me here
I'm rooted like a tree here
Got those sit-down, can't cry
Oh Lord, gonna die blues
Now, I had a woman
Lord, she lived down by the mine
She ain't never seen the sun
Oh Lord, never stopped trying
Then one day my woman up and died
Lord, she up and died now
Oh Lord, she up and died now
Hey and she wanted to fly
And the only way to fly is die, die, die
There's a high flyin' bird
Flyin' way up in the sky
And I wonder if she looks down
As she goes on by?
Well, she's flyin' so free and easy in the sky
Hey, Lord, look at me here
Hey, I'm rooted like a tree here
Got those sit-down, can't cry
Oh Lord, gonna die blues
Got those sit-down, can't cry
Oh Lord, gonna die blues
Hey, yeah
Hey, yeah
Hey, yeah, hey
Written by: Billy Edd Wheeler