My bluebird, bluebird, please take this letter down south for me Now, bluebird, bluebird, please take this letter down south for me Now you can tell my baby, I'm up here in St. Louis, oh, but I'm just as blue as I can be Now, bluebird, when you get to Jackson, I want you to fly down on Shannon Street Now, bluebird when you get to Jackson, I want you to fly down on Shannon Street Well, but I don't want you to stop flyin', until you find Miss Lacey Belle, for me Now bluebird, when you find Miss Lacey Belle, I want you to please give her my best regard Now bluebird, when you find Miss Lacey Belle, oh, give her my best regard Well, that you can tell her I'm up here in St. Louis but these times is awful doggone hard Now bluebird, she may not be at home but please, knock on her door Now bluebird, she may not be at home but please knock on her door Well , but she might be right across the street, visitin' her next door neighbor, you know