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Oh, the beggar on his cornerstone

Catches pity on his wrinkled hand

But the lover whose bird has flown

Catches nothing, only grains of sand

All the children in the distant house

They have feelings only children know

But the lover whose bird has flown

Catches nothing, only grains of snow

The sensation is not new to you

It's something you all have known

You get it, it goes right through you

Yes, it's something we all have known

And the bird it has flown

To a place on it's own

Somewhere all alone

Oh, the hermit in his lonely cave

Has himself to keep him company

But the lover whose bird has flown

He has his heartache just the same as me

The sensation is not new to you

It's something you all have known

You get it, it goes right through you

Yes, it's something we all have known

And the bird has flown

Oh, the hermit in his lonely cave

Has himself to keep him company

But the lover whose bird has flown

He has his heartache just the same as me

I can't stand it

My bird has flown