Well I don't need a songbird
To hear the songs it sings
All I want is what I need
And my six silver strings
And I don't want riches and crowns
And many precious things
It might seem hard but I'm richer by far
With my six silver strings
And I don't wish for wealth
And all the gifts that wise men bring
I'd give them away just so I could stay
With my six silver strings
And if I had gold and silk and land
And forty diamond rings
I'd forsake it all and much much more
For my six silver strings
And if there was a kingdom
And if I was their king
I'd not hesitate to abdicate
For my six silver strings
Well I don't need a songbird
To hear the songs it sings
All I want is what I need
And my six silver strings