Saw a bird with a tear in his eye Walking to New Orleans my oh my Hey, now, Bird, wouldn't you rather die Than walk this world when you're born to fly? If I was the sun, I'd look for shade If I was a bed, I would stay unmade If I was a river I'd run uphill If you call me you know I will If you call me you know I will Ooo, freedom Ooo, liberty Ooo, leave me alone To find my own way home To find my own way home Say what I mean and I don't give a damn I do believe and I am who I am Hey now Mama come and take my hand Whole lotta shakin' all over this land If I was an eagle I'd dress like a duck Crawl like a lizard and honk like a truck If I get a notion I'll climb this tree or chop it down and you can't stop me Chop it down and you can't stop me Ooo, freedom Ooo, liberty Ooo, leave me alone To find my own way home To find my own way home Went to the well but the water was dry Dipped my bucket in the clear blue sky Looked in the bottom and what did I see? The whole damned world looking back at me If I was a bottle I'd spill for love Sake of mercy I'd kill for love If I was a liar I'd lie for love Sake of my baby I'd die for love Sake of my baby I'd die for love Ooo, freedom Ooo, liberty Ooo, leave me alone To find my own way home To find my own way home I'm gonna find my own way home