Snowbird Lyrics - Hank Snow

Ducks flying south and the rich men also 

Heading for the beaches where the warm Gulf winds blow 

And I'm going too, I can hear that whistle cry. 

'Cause I'm the kinda' bird that has to navigate 

Tourist class on a southbound freight 

But this snowbird's gonna' come back by and by 

CHORUS 

'Cause the ground's too cold for this poor boy's sandals 

People won't stop so I can't panhandle. 

So goodbye Denver I'll see you again next spring. 

The cop on the beat even seems a little friendly 

He knows this cold weather's gonna send me 

South to Dixie the snowbird's on the wing. 

My health's good enough, but my wardrobes thinner 

If I don't head south I'm gonna' freeze this winter. 

So the railroad line's gonna' have an unknown guest. 

I'm gonna' vacate, but it's no vacation. 

When the train pulls into some southern station 

You can tell every body that the snowbird's on his nest.