text: Oh the beggar on his cornerstone
  Catches pity in his wrinkled hand
  But the lover whose bird has flown
  Catches nothing only grains of sand
  All the children in the distant house
  They have feelings only children know
  But the lover whose bird has flown
  Catches nothing only flakes of snow
  The sensation is not new to you
  Its something we all have known
  You get it - it goes right through you
  Yes its something we all have known
  And the bird it has flown
  To a place on its own
  Somewhere all alone
  Now the hermit in his lonely cave
  Has himself to keep him company
  But the lover whose bird has flown
  He has heartaches same as you and me
  The sensation is not new to you
  Its something we all have known
  You get it - it goes right through you
  Yes its something we all have known
  And the bird it has flown
  Now the hermit in his lonely cave
  Has himself to keep him company
  But the lover whose bird has flown
  He has heartaches same as you and me
  Oh its started snowing
  Yes, it started snowing