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
  It's something we all have known
  You get it - it goes right through you
  Yes it's something we all have known
     And the bird it has flown
   To a place on it's 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's not new to you
  It's something we all have known
  You get it - it goes right through you
  Yes it's 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 it's started snowing