Little caged bird
Won’t you sing for us
Let us dance
And move in symphony with your melodies.
Little caged bird, how I love you
The torments of this world
Have not disfigured you
Have not plucked feathers from your neck
And your purity remains
Little caged bird
Sing for us
Wipe your tears as you do
Let not our taunts interrupt your magnificent spectacle
Nor our crude imitations
Nor our lack of care
For your body
Lovely caged bird
If your chains were to be undone
Would you stay with us
And fill us with such magnificence
Or would you immediately fly away
Never to return?
