Songwriters: Elgin, Augustus, Phillips

[Intro]

    

[Verse 1]
            
    If the son

          
g of the songb

ird,
             
Could replace 

   
my wrong word
             
then my dear, 

             
that's the son

          
g I would borr

ow


[Chorus]
             
And tonight yo

        
u would hear
             
The saddest so

          
ng of the year
             
And you'd be m

           
ine once again

         
, come tomorro

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[Verse 2]
            
     If the so

           
ng of the swal

low,
             
Could reveal m

  
y sorrow
             
Then my dear, 

             
he would sing 

             
just for you.

[Chorus]
             
And tonight yo

        
u would hear
             
The saddest so

          
ng of the year
             
And you'd be m

           
ine once again

         
, come tomorro

w

[Bridge]

      
        Just t

             
onight, while 

            
in flight,
           
On your window

           
 sill they lig

ht

            
To tell you,  

         
all of my tear

s.

[Chorus]
             
And tonight yo

        
u would hear
             
The saddest so

          
ng of the year
             
And you'd be m

           
ine once again

         
, come tomorro

w

[Verse 3]
            
     If the so

           
ng of the swal

low,
             
Could reveal m

  
y sorrow
             
Then my dear, 

             
he would sing 

             
just for you.

[Chorus]
             
Oh, yes, tonig

              
ht, tonight yo

        
u would hear
             
The saddest so

          
ng of the year

 
             
And you'd be m

            
ine once again

         
, come tomorro

w


[Chorus]
             
Oh, yes, tonig

              
ht, tonight yo

        
u would hear
             
The saddest so

          
ng of the year

 
              
And you'd be m

            
ine, you'd be 

            
mine  once aga

           
in, come tomor

row.

[Outro- fade]
             
Sing, sing, si

              
ng, sing, sing

        
, Mr. Songbird
             
Come on and si

              
ng just once l

      
ittle swallow
             
and make her m

           
ine once again

         
, come tomorro

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