Oh Would I Were a Bird

DESCRIPTION: "Oh would I were a bird, That I might fly to thee, And breathe a loving word, To one so dear to me." Being with her would bring him happiness; it would end his sorrows.
AUTHOR: Charles Blamphin (source: sheet music published by A. E. Blackmar of New Orleans)
EARLIEST DATE: 1867 (MeetMeInTheLaneSongster)
KEYWORDS: love bird separation
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
MeetMeInTheLaneSongster, p. 44, "Oh Would I Were a Bird" (1 text)
HarryRichmondsMyYoungWifeAndISongster, pp. 41-42, "Oh Would I Were a Bird" (1 text, with a parody, "I Am a Downy Bird," on the following pages)
Thats-The-Style-For-Me-Songster, p. 20, "Oh! Would I were a Bird" (1 text)
Roud #13799
NOTES [24 words]: The copy of the sheet music for this in the Baylor collection dates it 1865-1868, but no copyright is indicated on the sheet music itself. - RBW
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