"Little Sparrow" Lyrics

(Dolly Parton)

Little sparrow, little sparrow
Precious fragile little thing
Little sparrow, little sparrow
Flies so high and feels no pain.

All ye maidens hede my warning
Never trust the hearts of men
They will crush you like a sparrow
Leaving you to never mend.

They will vow to always love you
Swear no love but yours will do
Then they'll leave you for another
Break your little heart in two.

Little sparrow, little sparrow
Precious fragile little thing
Little sparrow, little sparrow
Flies so high and feels no pain.

--- Instrumental ---

If I were a little sparrow
O'er these mountains I would fly
I would find him, I would find him
Look into his lying eyes.

I would flutter all around him
On my little sparrow wings
I would ask him, I would ask him
Why he let me love in vain.

I am not a little sparrow
I am just the broken dream
Of a cold false-hearted lover
And his evil cunning scheme.

Little sparrow, little sparrow
Precious fragile little thing
Little sparrow, little sparrow
Flies so high and feels no pain.

All ye maidens fair and tender
Never trust the hearts of men
They will crush you like a sparrow
Leaving you to never mend.

Little sparrow, little sparrow
Oh the sorrow never ends...