Birds Were Singing Of You

	  		This is a Carter Family original that they recorded in 1930 and has been 
included in Rounder's collection entitled "Worried Man Blues" (Rounder CD 
1067). I learned it by ear from Kay Justice at the Augusta Heritage Arts 
Workshops in 1994, and my interpretation is somewhat of an amalgam of Kay's 
version and the Carters'. The original recording, and Kay's interpretation, 
both had guitar accompaniment. I play banjo with it. Both work smoothly. It's 
a sweet love song that lends itself to some compelling harmonies. 
 
--John 
Chicago, IL 
 
THE BIRDS WERE SINGING OF YOU by The Carter Family 
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Last night the pale moon was shining 
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Last night when all was still 
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I wandered alone in sadness 
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Out among the woodland hills. 
 
I heard the birds a-singing 
Out among the trees and views 
And every bird, my darling 
Was singing, was singing of you. 
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Chorus:	Was singing, singing of you, my love 
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			Was singing, was singing of you 
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			And every bird, my darling 
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			Was singing, was singing of you. 
 
I think of you in the daytime 
I dream of you at night 
I wake and wish you were here, love, 
And tears are blinding my sight. 
 
The flowers that slumber so sweetly 
The stars above the blue 
Oh heaven itself, my darling 
Is thinking, is thinking of you. 
 
Chorus:	Is thinking, is thinking of you, my love 
			Is thinking, is thinking of you 
			Oh heaven itself, my darling 
			Is thinking, is thinking of you. 
 
I open my window so gently 
And look on the dreamy view 
The world itself, my darling 
Is sighing, is sighing for you. 
 
Chorus:	Is sighing, is sighing for you, my love 
			Is sighing, is sighing for you 
			The world itself, my darling 
			Is sighing, is sighing for you