[Chorus]
I had a bird he flew away
And I guess he's gone to stay
But I see him winging on his way
My flyaway bird named Yesterday

[Verse 1]
He's over the place of my birth
He's circling a spot that I know
He's hanging around the saw mill town
Where the gentle summer breezes blow

[Chorus]
I had a bird he flew away
And I guess he's gone to stay
But I see him winging on his way
My flyaway bird named Yesterday

[Verse 2]
He's riding on a train, he's down at the old swimming hole
He'll fly 'til he finds that old gang of mine
Then he'll search for a tree a big tall oak tree
Then he'll look from his perch at the old country church

[Chorus]
I had a bird he flew away
And I guess he's gone to stay
But I see him winging on his way
My flyaway bird named Yesterday