If a bird don't sing, a bird is gonna dieIf it ain't about to die, it is no more livingFor a bird's gotta fly, and it's seen for a livingFor a bird that ain't singing, now that's a dirty old lieIf a bird don't sing, a bird is gonna dieIf it ain't about to die, it is no more livingFor a bird's gotta flyAnd it's seen for a livingFor a bird that ain't singing, now that's a dirty old lieA bird's gotta sing, a bird's gotta dieBut before it gets to heaven, it's got a million miles to flyFor a bird that ain't singing, it ain't gonna singFor a bird that ain't singing, it ain't gonna singFor a bird that ain't singing, now that's a dirty old lieA bird that ain't singing, now that's a dirty old lieFor it's gotta be singingOr else it ain't gonna flyFor a bird that ain't singing, it ain't gonna flyFor a bird that ain't singing, it ain't gonna fly