When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along

Album: Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1949)
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  • I heard a robin this mornin'
    I'm feelin' happy today
    Gonna pack my cares in a whistle
    Gonna blow them all away
    What if I've been unlucky
    Really I ain't got a thing
    There's a time when I'll always feel happy
    As happy as a king

    When the red, red, robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along, along
    There'll be no more sobbin', when he starts throbbin' his old sweet song
    Ah, wake up, wake up you sleepy head
    Get up, get up, get out of bed
    Cheer up, cheer up, the sun is red
    Live, love, laugh and be happy

    What if I've been blue now I'm walkin' through fields of flowers
    Rain may glisten but still I listen for hours and hours
    I'm just a kid again doin' what I did again singin' a song
    When the red, red, robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along

    When the red, red, robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along, along
    There'll be no more sobbin', when he starts throbbin' his old sweet song
    Ah, wake up, wake up you sleepy head
    Get up, get up, get out of bed
    Cheer up, cheer up, the sun is red
    Live, love, laugh and be happy

    What if I've been blue now I'm walkin' through fields of flowers
    Rain may glisten but still I listen for hours and hours
    I'm just a kid again doin' what I did again singin' a song
    When the red, red, robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along Writer/s: Harry Woods
    Publisher: Word Collections Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 4

  • Sheila Smith from HoustonHere is your spring song
  • AnonymousI love this song, just suddenly started singing it, as I heard it when I was young. How cheerful and happy is this song! I enjoy it very much. Al Jolson was really a great person. He went through a lot in his life. I see it was written by Harry Woods. Frank Sinatra and Doris Day sang it also and many more.
  • Jt from Philadelphia This song is about masturbation. The language, imagery, and throbbing melody play this out rather clearly. Once you have the idea—although still a cute song—the innuendo is not very subtle after all, Sleepyheads.
  • Rich from Portsmouth, NhThis is a great 'wake-up' song!
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