When The Little Blue Bird Sings

Roy McKinney · Post by **Roy McKinney** » 21 Apr 2010 7:17 pm

Don't know if that is the correct title or not, but we have been requested to play "that" song at a 50th wedding anniversary. Anyone have any idea what the song might be or who might have done it. The other song they requested was Hank Snow, With This Ring I Thee Wed. DOn't have a problem with that one but haven't found any about the little blue bird singing.
Thanks for any help.

Jody Sanders · Post by **Jody Sanders** » 21 Apr 2010 8:38 pm

Roy. I think the Browns(Jim Ed, Maxine and Bonnie) had a song with a similar title. Not sure. Jody.

Clyde Mattocks · Post by **Clyde Mattocks** » 22 Apr 2010 3:37 am

The Browns song is called "I Heard the Bluebirds Sing" from the '50s. It is in the old Robert Mitchum movie, "Thunder Road", which has been playing lately on cable.

Dan Chroninger · Post by **Dan Chroninger** » 22 Apr 2010 5:34 am

could be a, gonna find me blue bird by Marvin Rainwater

Roy McKinney · Post by **Roy McKinney** » 22 Apr 2010 5:38 am

Thanks for the suggestions folks. My first thought was the Marvin Rainwater song. This old rancher we are going to play for was born and raised here on the Imnaha River and never lived any where else.
The Jim Ed song is a strong possibility also. When he get through branding and turning his cows out to the range I will try and get with him and find out more of "his" song request.
Thanks again.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 22 Apr 2010 5:55 am

Roy, after reading the lyrics, I would say that the Browns' "I Heard the Bluebirds Sing," would be the song, which is about getting married, etc. Here's the lyrics, plus a link to a video of the Browns doing the song. Please excuse the lyrics if they're not spot-on, as I just cut and pasted them from a website.

I met a girl down in the hills that gave my lonely heart a thrill
Her beauty seemed just like a breath of spring
And when I looked into her eyes I thought it blue as a summer skies
And when I held her hand in mine I heard the bluebirds sing
They sang of wondering wondering if you'll love her
Will she marry marry if you'll ask her
Will her heart be heart be true for him for then and evermore
And when she's lonely lonely is he near her
When there's sadness sadness will he cheer her
Will they always always be together until the day they part

I courted her for months on end until she promised we would wed
We planned on being married in the spring
All through the long cold winter months it seemed that spring would never come
And every gloomy winter day I heard the bluebirds sing
They sang of waiting waiting for the flowers and of counting counting every hour
Till the bluebirds till the bluebirds chirps his welcome and tips the world each morn
And though we've waiting for the sunshine we keep hating hating every storm cloud
That has gathered gathered o'er the mountains to keep us far apart

And when at last spring touched the earth we were married in the village church
Our wedding seems just like a dream come true
So many years have come and gone our love is still as true and strong
As when I found her long ago until the bluebirds sing
They sang of loving loving every hour that I'm married married to my flower
We'll be happy happy ever after as since the day we've met
And though we've older older the love is sweeter we grow fonder fonder of each other
We'll be sweethearts sweethearts close together until the end of time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U6ZSgzaCgY

Roy McKinney · Post by **Roy McKinney** » 22 Apr 2010 12:40 pm

Thanks folks, the song is:
I heard The Bluebirds Sing