制作
出演艺人
Maxi Priest
声乐
Frank Eno
吉他
Jerry Fulgence
吉他
Angela Hart
伴唱
Errol Robinson
男低音
Carroll Thompson
伴唱
Paul Robinson
鼓
Barbara Snow
小号
Andy Duncan
打击乐
Candy McKenzie
伴唱
Ewan Robinson
键盘
Al Deval
次中音萨克斯管
Tim Saunders
中音萨克斯管
Pete Lamont
长号
作曲和作词
Maxi Priest
作曲
Paul Robinson
作曲
C. Henry
作曲
制作和工程
Paul Robinson For Level Vibes Productions
制作人
Keith Finney
混音工程师
歌词
Oh, oh, yeah
Oh, oh, yeah
Oh, oh, yeah
In the springtime
You can see nature full and free
High up in the trees
You can hear the birds them singing songs of freedom
Out in the open
Everything there is fresh and clean
I like the life I'm here living
All creatures great and small
Living together one and all
I wanna be
The way I wanna be
That is the way I wanna be
Like the bird in the tree yeah
They're going
(Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, twee-twee-twee)
(Twiddly-diddly-dee-dee-dee-dee)
(Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, twee-twee-twee)
(Twiddly-diddly-dee-dee-dee-dee)
Singing songs of freedom
Singing songs of freedom
Living in the city
No chains around my feet
Still I'm not free
No handcuffs on my hand
But I've got my dignity
I wanna be
The way I wanna be
That is the way I wanna be
Like the bird in the tree yeah
They're going
(Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, twee-twee-twee)
(Twiddly-diddly-dee-dee-dee-dee)
(Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, twee-twee-twee)
(Twiddly-diddly-dee-dee-dee-dee)
Singing songs of freedom
(Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, twee-twee-twee)
Singing songs of freedom
(Twiddly-diddly-dee-dee-dee-dee)
(Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, twee-twee-twee)
(Twiddly-diddly-dee-dee-dee-dee)
See as a yute
Living in the city
Can't get no work
Can't get no job
Can't get no money to put in my pocket
I can't get a thing
To have of my own
That's why I wanna be free
That's why I wanna be free
Like the bird in the tree
Like the bird in the tree
They're going
(Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, twee-twee-twee)
(Twiddly-diddly-dee-dee-dee-dee)
(Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, twee-twee-twee)
(Twiddly-diddly-dee-dee-dee-dee)
Singing songs of freedom
Singing songs of freedom
Yes in the springtime
You can feel nature full and free
High up in the trees
You can hear the birds them singing songs of freedom
Out in the open
Everything there is fresh and clean
I like the life I'm here living
All creatures great and small
Living together one and all
I wanna be
The way I wanna be
Just like the bird in the tree
They're going
(Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, twee-twee-twee)
They're going
(Twiddly-diddly-dee-dee-dee-dee)
I said they're going
(Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, twee-twee-twee)
I said they're going
(Twiddly-diddly-dee-dee-dee-dee)
I said they're going
(Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, twee-twee-twee)
Oh, yeah
(Twiddly-diddly-dee-dee-dee-dee)
Oh, yeah
(Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, twee-twee-twee)
Oh
(Twiddly-diddly-dee-dee-dee-dee)
Singing
(Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, twee-twee-twee)
(Twiddly-diddly-dee-dee-dee-dee)
Written by: C. Henry, Max Alfred Aka Priest Ma Elliott, Maxi Priest, Paul Robinson