White bird with a black tail, Eyes Dark and face so pale, You know what your future holds over your side of the road,
White bird with a black tail, You look like an open sail, Made me look up from my shoes. To show me what you stand to lose,
Where'd you get that tail
White feathers dipped in tar, It's hard to tell how old you are,
Wonderin' how much you know,
The rest of you is from the stream, Like a land where they both meet
Where'd you get that tail