Lyrics:

(Rice Miller Williamson)
Spoken:

Yeah, we know these sounds.
These sounds belong to one man.
One man from Mississippi, USA.
One man known as the wizard of the harp.
One man known as the menace.
And his name is Sonny Boy Williamson.

Bye bye bird,
Bye bye bird,
Bye bye bird,
Bye bye bird,
Bye bye bird, I'm gone.

Bird, I'm gone,
Bird, I'm gone,
Bird, I'm gone,
Bird, I'm gone,
I'm gone, (child, you find?),
(Back home?).