[Verse 1]
Blackbird, sing your mournful song
High and lonely in the scarlet light of dawn
Before those big wheels turn and take my love away
Take my love away
[Verse 2]
Winding river, bring her home
Bring her back to me and maybe she won't roam
Far away from the one who loves her so
The one who loves her so
[Chorus]
If I could catch her, I would run from here to the Oklahoma line
In the hopes that she might stop and hear me cry
Hear me cry
[Verse 3]
Mourning dove up in the sky
Go sing my love to her from a mountaintop so high
'Cause if shе knew, she might not leavе me behind
Leave me far behind
[Bridge]
[Verse 4]
Stars above me, hear my song
Only you know how I've waited for so long
For her love is like a snow up on the hill
Lyin' cold and still
[Verse 5]
I'll send my memory on the wind
I'll be waiting if her highway finally ends
So if she feels somethin' that she cannot see
She'll know it's only me
[Chorus]
If I could catch her, I would run from here to the Oklahoma line
In the hopes that she might stop and hear me cry
Hear me cry