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Little Sparrow Lyrics by Dolly Parton
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- Recording: “Little Sparrow” is credited to Dolly Parton.
- Released: Sep 14, 2004 on “Live and Well”.
- Length: The recording runs 4:43.
- Genre: Filed under Country.
- Lyrics: This page has 38 lyric lines and 41 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
- Written by: Dolly Parton.
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Little Sparrow lyrics by Dolly Parton
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0:01Little sparrow, little sparrow
0:09Precious fragile little thing
0:15Little sparrow, little sparrow
0:22Flies so high and feels no pain
0:31♪
0:38All ye maidens, heed my warning
0:43Never trust the hearts of men
0:47They will crush you like a sparrow
0:52Leaving you to never mend
0:57They will vow to always love you
1:02Swear no love but yours will do
1:07Then they'll leave you for another
1:11Break your little heart in two
1:16Little sparrow, little sparrow
1:21Precious fragile little thing
1:26Little sparrow, little sparrow
1:30Flies so high and feels no pain
1:36♪
1:55If I were a little sparrow
2:00O'er these mountains I would fly
2:05I would find him, I would find him
2:09Look into his lying eyes
2:14I would flutter all around him
2:19On my little sparrow wings
2:23I would ask him, I would ask him
2:28Why he let me love in vain
2:32I am not a little sparrow
2:37I am just the broken dream
2:42Of a cold false-hearted lover
2:46And his evil cunning scheme
2:51Little sparrow, little sparrow
2:56Precious fragile little thing
3:00Little sparrow, little sparrow
3:05Flies so high and feels no pain
3:10All ye maidens fair and tender
3:17Never trust the hearts of men
3:24They will crush you like a sparrow
3:31Leaving you to never mend
3:38Little sparrow, little sparrow
3:45Oh, the sorrow never ends
3:53♪
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Little Sparrow song profile
For “Little Sparrow,” the words performed by Dolly Parton are paired with the recording details used to distinguish this version. Continue with more Dolly Parton lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Country song lyrics.
- Sep 14, 2004Released
- 4:43Length
- 38Lyric lines
- 41Timed cues
- 232sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “Little Sparrow” by Dolly Parton
- 41 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
- Recording identified by ISRC USSH50303408
Full recording & lyric breakdown
Release record
The matched recording is associated with “Live and Well.” Its earliest matched release date is 2004-09-14. The duration attached to the recording is 4:43. The available writing credit lists Dolly Parton. This version is filed under ISRC USSH50303408.
Lyric structure
The cached lyric contains 38 non-empty lines across 10 text sections. The synchronized sequence runs for about 232 seconds across 41 cues. AskLyrics detected 6 recurring line patterns and keeps each return in its recorded order. During playback, the saved offset corrects the difference between video time and the lyric timeline.
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- Album / release
- Live and Well
- Released
- 2004-09-14
- Length
- 4:43
- Written by
- Dolly Parton
- ISRC
- USSH50303408
- Recording source
- MusicBrainz record ↗
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