Lyrics:

A night so still, silent the Whippoorwill
And down by the river a sweet moaning can be heard
A moon so thin, milk on their skin
Whispering betrayal
Love's a dirty little bird

He's a dirty little bird with dirty little wings
That fly across the night on high to other pretty things
Down by the river, sweet moaning can be heard
It's telling me my love's a dirty little bird

It was long ago I was young and fine
When he took me by the hand and promised that his heart'd be mine
We prayed for a son, I could bear him none
Barren and bitter love's a dirty little bird

He's a dirty little bird with dirty little claws
That prance and creep and pleasure seek
Behind the bedroom doors
And he gives out all the tenderness I yearn
My love's a dirty little bird

Dirty little birds got dirty little eyes
That bare my soul -it's a heavy toll
And tell me I should wise up and heed all the lessons I could learn
My love's a dirty little bird

A womans heart can be broken some
And her mind and her spirit they will see her overcome
But break a womans pride and woe to you
You'd better go and grab your gun man
There's no telling what she'll do

Dirty little birds got dirty little beaks
That peck and pry the wretched lies
For revenge that they seek
And she's walking down the path of no return
Woe to that Dirty Little bird

You take my heart and you take my time
You leave my soul without grace or pride
You take what's yours and you break what's mine
You take and you take

Dirty little bird got dirty little wings
That fly across the night on high to other pretty things
Down by the river sweet moaning can be heard
It's telling me
My love's a dirty little bird