Identifier	mdbv199_007
Title	Come, birdie, come
Transcript	COME, BIRDIE, COME. By Will S. Hays. Beautiful bird of spring has come, Seeking a place to build his home, Warbling his song so light and free, Beautiful bird, come live with me. Come live with me, you shall be free, If you will come and live with me. Come live with me, you shall be free, Beautiful bird come live with me. I'm all alone, Come live with me, Come live with me, Chorus - Come, birdie, come and live with me, We will be happy, light and free; You shall be all the world to me, Come, birdie, come and live with me. Ye little birds that sit and sing. Many a thought of loved ones bring, Hov'ring around your tiny nest, Calling your loved ones home to rest. Oh! happy bird, no thought of care, No aching heart, no grief to bear, Over the land, over the sea, Come change your home and live with me. Come change your home, No more to roam, Come change your home. - Cho. Birdie, what makes you fly away? When I come near you, tell me, pray, I'll not deceive you, you are free, If you should come and live with me. Now, birdie fly, fast to the sky, To your sweet home, for night is nigh, And when the sun shines o'er the lea, Bring thy sweet mate and live with me. Then we will sing, Daylight to bring, Then we will sing. - Cho. Wm. J. Schmidt, 360 Mulberry Street, Baltimore. Publisher of American, English, Irish, Dutch, Negro, Sailor, Soldie [sic], Comic, Humerous [sic], College, Sentimental, Social and Religious, Choice Selected Standard Songs.
Publisher (Original)	Wm. J. Schmidt
Subject	Birds in literature Broadsides Hays, Will. S. (William Shakespeare), 1837-1907 White, C. A. (Charles Albert), 1832-1892
Description	Document containing the broadside entitled "Come, Birdie, Come" with Will. S. Hays listed as the author. In this broadside the speaker talks to a bird sitting in a nest nearby, asking the bird to come and live with him in his home. The bird flies away, apparently preferring not to take the speaker up on his offer. To the left of the title is the drawing of a bird (perhaps a Baltimore oriole). The title, the drawing, and all of the verses are displayed within a decorative border. Attached below the border in the left-hand corner is a white tag with the words "Maryland Department Broadside Verses" printed in black and, below them, the numbers "BV199.06 & BV 199.07" written in by hand. (Editor's note: Although on this broadside Will. S. Hays is listed as the author, C. A. White is usually given credit for writing this 1870 song, thus the inclusion of White's name in the subject category.)
Publisher (Electronic Version)	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Holding Institution	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Original	ca. 1870-1885
Date Digital	2004-03-18
Type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 1-page document, 25 x 15 cm.
Source	Maryland Department, Broadside Verses
Relation	Is Part Of the Maryland Department Broadside Verses Collection Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Coverage	1861-1870 1871-1880 1881-1890
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