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Artist: Malvina Reynolds
Canonical path: /malvina-reynolds/rail-birds
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Rail Birds
Read Rail Birds lyrics by Malvina Reynolds on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Rail Birds
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I walked thro the park when Spring was in the sky,
Whole bunch of young men watched as I went by,
Children of the dead end, nothing on their mind,
Sitting on a park rail all in a line.
Rail birds, rail birds, sitting on a rail,
Jail birds, jail birds, sitting in the jail,
Young, strong and handsome, best that can be found,
Rail birds, jail birds, ten cents a pound.
Rail birds, jail birds, young, strong and fine,
Rail birds, jail birds, I wish they were mine,
Big computer running, hardly makes a sound,
Rail birds, jail birds, ten cents a pound.
Nobody wants them but the girlies who cry,
Girlies cannot have them, and here's the reason why,
If you are a rail bird, husband you are none,
Rail birds, jail birds, ten cents a ton.
Rail birds, rail birds, sitting in the park,
Jail birds, jail birds, sitting in the dark,
Nobody wants them, so young and so fine,
Rail birds, jail birds, I wish they were mine.
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Who performs "Rail Birds"?
Malvina Reynolds performs "Rail Birds", and this lyric page sits inside the Malvina Reynolds catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to I've Got a Song and A Short History of Warfare with a short reason for opening each page next.
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