The Annotated "Bird Song"

All I know is something like a bird within her sang All I know she sang a little while and then flew on Tell me all that you know I'll show you Snow and rain If you hear that same sweet song again will you know why? Anyone who sings a tune so sweet is passing by

Laugh in the sunshine sing cry in the dark fly through the night Don't cry now Don't you cry Don't you cry anymore lalalada Sleep in the stars don't you cry dry your eyes on the wind lalalala la........

• Garcia
• Reckoning
• Without a Net

First performance: February 19, 1971, at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY. "Bird Song" appeared in the third spot in the second set, following "Johnny B. Goode," and preceding "Easy Wind." Also premiered in the show was "Deal." The song remained in the repertoire steadily through September of 1973, then was dropped until September of 1980, after which it remained in steady rotation.

Hunter includes the dedication "...for Janis" with the lyric as it appears in Box of Rain. He also lists the title as "Birdsong" (all one word).