Credits
AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Nina Simone
Stimme und Gesang
Lisle Atkinson
Bass
Montego Joe
Schlagzeug
Alvin Schackman
Gitarre
Phil Orlando
Gitarre
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Nina Simone
Arrangeur:in
Herbert Sacker
Songwriter:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Jack Lewis
Produzent:in
Lyrics
Why you wanna fly blackbird?
You ain't ever gonna fly
Why you wanna fly blackbird?
You ain't ever gonna fly
No place big enough for holding
All the tears you're gonna cry
'Cause your mama's name was lonely
And your daddy's name was pain
And they call you little sorrow
'Cause you'll never love again
So why you wanna fly blackbird?
You ain't ever gonna fly
Why you wanna fly blackbird?
You ain't ever gonna fly
You ain't got no one to hold you
You ain't got no one to care
If you'd only understand dear
Nobody wants you anywhere
So why you wanna fly blackbird?
You ain't ever gonna fly
Why you wanna fly blackbird?
You ain't ever gonna fly
You ain't got no one to hold you
You ain't got no one to care
So why you wanna fly blackbird?
You ain't ever gonna fly
You ain't ever gonna fly
Written by: Herbert Sacker, Nina Simone