Could happen to thing
No life for a lady
That Baltimore Oriole
Come down from that bough
How she can sing
Till he singed her wings
Home ain't home without her warbling
Make a lonely man happy, Baltimore Oriole
I'd like to ruffle his plumage
Come down from that bough
To the Tangipaho, down in Louisiana
Make a lonely man happy, Baltimore Oriole
Forgivin' is easy, it's a woman like, now and then
Messed around with that big guy
Send her back home, back home
To be draggin' her feathers around in the snow
Leaving me blue, off she flew
Where a two timin' Jaybird
How she can sing
Met the divine Miss O
Send her back home
Home ain't home without her warbling