When the red red robin,
Comes bob-bob bobbin’ along, along,
There’ll be no more sobbin’
When he starts throbbin’ his own sweet song.
Wake up, wake up, you sleepy-head,
Get up, get up, get out of bed,
Cheer up, cheer up the sun is red
Live, love, laugh and be happy.
What if I’ve been blue
Now I’m walkin’ thro’ fields of flowers,
Rain may glisten but still
I’ll listen for hours and hours,
I’m just a kid again,
Doing what I did again,
Singing a song,
When the red red robin
Comes bob-bob-bobbin’ along.
Harry M. Woods wrote numerous 1920s standards, including "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)", "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover", and "Try a Little Tenderness". He composed his songs on piano, despite the fact that he was born without fingers on his left hand.
