Bye Bye Blackbird
The Ink Spots Lyrics

Blackbird, blackbird singing the blues all day
The blackbird, perched outside my door, is constantly singing sad tunes.

Right outside of my door
The blackbird is singing right outside the singer's door.

Blackbird, blackbird who do you sit and say
The singer questions who the blackbird is talking to while sitting outside.

There's no sunshine in store
The blackbird is predicting that there will be no sunshine in the near future.

All through the winter you hung around
The blackbird remained outside the artist's door throughout the winter season.

Now I begin to feel homeward bound
The singer feels like it's time to go home.

Blackbird, blackbird gotta be on my way
The singer says goodbye to the blackbird and indicates that he/she has to leave.

Where there's sunshine galore
The artist is leaving to go somewhere where the sun is shining a lot.

Pack up all my care and woe
The artist is getting ready to leave and forget about all their problems.

Here I go, singing low
The artist is leaving while singing a sad tune.

Bye bye blackbird
The singer says goodbye to the blackbird.

Where somebody waits for me
The artist is going somewhere where there is someone waiting for them.

Sugar's sweet, so is she
The singer describes the person waiting for them as sweet, just like sugar.

No one here can love and understand me
The singer feels like nobody around them can love or understand them.

Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me
The singer is tired of hearing everyone's sad stories.

Make my bed and light the light
The artist is letting someone know that they will be arriving late and to prepare for them.

I'll arrive late tonight
The artist is letting someone know that they will be arriving late.

Blackbird, bye bye
The singer says goodbye to the blackbird one last time.

Bluebird bluebird calling me far away
The singer hears the bluebird calling them to go far away.

I've been longing for you
The artist has been wanting to leave for a while.

Bluebird bluebird what do I hear you say
The artist is curious about what the bluebird is saying.

Skies are turning to blue
The artist sees that the skies are clearing up and becoming blue.

I'm like a flower that's fading here
The singer compares themselves to a flower that is dying in their current location.

Where every hour is one long tear
Every hour spent in the current location feels like a long, sad experience.

Bluebird bluebird this is my lucky day
The singer feels like this is their lucky day because they get to leave and go somewhere new.

Now my dreams will come true
The singer believes that their dreams will come true now that they are leaving.