Carol A. Hand
Today, I just want to share one of my favorite songs. I wish I could find a free recording to share, or record my own version, but alas, I can’t. What I love most about the song, though, are the lyrics. I hope they touch your heart as they do mine.
Photo Credit: Black-Capped Chickadee
Little Chickadee
(by Cheryl Dawdy)
She is only a little chickadee
Just a common backyard bird
And she knows no care or worry
She is happy in this world
Just a simple little chickadee
With a simple song to sing
She’s not a peacock or a toucan
Not some fancy colored thing
But she can fly
She can fly
Anywhere she’d care to roam
And call anywhere her home
Then I said, “Tell me, little chickadee
Don’t you wish sometimes to be
Someone bigger, someone more beautiful?”
And this is what she said to me
“If I were bigger or more beautiful
If I had fancy colored wings
It would not make me someone better
‘Cause these are not important things
‘Cause I can fly
I can fly
Anywhere I care to roam
And call anywhere my home”
Now she is only a little chickadee
Not the boldest bird to see
But she knows that she’s most fortunate
There’s no one else she’d rather be
‘Cause she can fly
She can fly
Anywhere she’d care to roam
And call anywhere her home
She is only a little Chickadee
Recorded by The Chenille Sisters on their album, Teaching Hippopotami to Fly
Photo Credit: Chickadee Flying
If you’re lucky, as I was when I first heard Little Chickadee on a children’s radio show, here’s a link to the show.
If you’re able to connect to the show, whatever you hear may touch your heart, surprise you with people’s creativity, or make you laugh.
May you all have a wonderful day ❤
What a lovely song with great lyrics! Just be who we are and what we were made to be 🙂
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Thank you, Barbara ❤
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Lovely. A wise message for us all…
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It’s always good to hear from you, Joan. Thank you.
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Thank you for sending forth this important message in a delightful package. ❤
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Thank you, Susan, for your delightful comment ❤
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nice message here. thank you for sharing.
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I appreciate your kind words, Larry. Thank you.
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Wise and beautiful! Thanks.
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Dear Lucile, thank you 🙂
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Very cute!
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Thank you, Robert 🙂
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Certainly beautiful. Thanks for sharing Carol… All my best wishes to you!~ Aquileana 😀
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Thank you so much for your kind words and blessing, Aquileana. I send my best wishes to you as well ❤
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Chickadees are very special – one of the few bird species that agrees to be hand fed by human beings. I, my daughter and now her husband hand feed chickadees whenever we get the opportunity. The design for their wedding invitations last year included a pair of chickadees and that was the icon they used on their wedding cake.
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This is such a lovely comment, Stuart. Thank you for sharing your insights and your daughter’s beautiful wedding story. 🙂
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But therein lie the crux of the problem, “Just Be Who You Are” when most haven’t a clue what they are . . . But what am I doing, ruining a wonderful and joyfully inspirational poem with philosophical mumbo jumbo, when I should be thanking Carol for the joyous moment she shared?
Thank you, Carol, loved the poem.
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Peter, I am grateful for your honesty and the reminder that lovely words alone can’t transform those who need to control, consume and destroy. But beautiful words help feed our spirits and provide a reason to keep doing what we can to make things better …
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Beautiful reminder to be who we are. Thank you. Love, Amy
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Thank you, Amy ❤
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I can feel the emotion in the words, “I can fly”. At one point in my life, I saw myself as a bird locked in a cage, looking for a way out, with no door or window in sight. This song brought back the feeling of joy that I have, now that I’m flying free.
I am familiar with Black-Capped Chickadees. They are common here year round. You gave me a new appreciation for them.
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Grace, these are such lovely insights and comments. Thank you for sharing your awareness of your new-found freedom and your appreciation for these wondrous birds.
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Thank for the lovely post. I really identify with that song. Perfect.
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