At first she starts and then she's startled I see that light in her eyes When you realised you were a bird At dawn when you woke with air in your throat So far do-ré-mi Sing for me loudly Serenade me Mess with the melody Light and shade All my eyes can see Oh but you are the phrase at the end of the bar A long and high refrain Hanging around for the choir to strike its sound So's you can holler your joy and your pain