D                    Emi
What kind of bird is that
    G            A          D
The one with the bright red breast
  G       A          D            Hmi
I know it can't just can't be the robin
       G          A        D
'Cause my love is not back yet

The one I love and wanted to marry
Had to leave before she became my bride
But she said she'd return
Before the robin would return

And with each other we'd spend our lives
And she said she'd return
Long before the robin returned

And together we'd watch the leaves turn green
She showed me then just how much she loves me
And she and I and the robin can spend the spring

So what kind of bird is that
The one with the bright red breast
I know it can't just can't be the robin
'Cause my love is not back yet

(dále o půl tónu výš - viz poslední refrén)

So who could be playin' tricks on me
By the time that I relax and countin' leaves
That can't be a spring, yeah surely that can't be
'Cause the one I love, she's not with me

    Es                   E#mi
Oh, what kind of bird is that
    As           B         Es
The one with the bright red breast
  As      B         Es           Cmi
I know it can't just can't be the robin
       As         B       Es
'Cause my love is not back yet