From the “MUSIC BOX REVUE,” 1922. Words and Music by Irving Berlin. Arranged by Chas. N. Grant. Cover Art by R.S. Rosebud-Rosenbaum Studio. Copyright ©18 Jun 1922. Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz.
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Accompaniment
Lyrics
Locked in a cage I’m sad as I can be
Singing my song, all the day long
It seems I can hear the forest calling me
How I keep longing, just to be free
Chorus
I’d love to leave my little red lacquer cage
And fly away out there where I
Could sing my beautiful song
In the forest where I belong
The little birds that live in a tree
Would love to hear my sweet melody
I hate to sing the song that God gave to me
In a little red lacquer cage
Performance
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