A Common Tern Songtext
von Anna B Savage

On our own little jetty jutting out in the lake
As I reached for the fish hook
He called my name,
′Look, Anna! it's a Common Tern′
'What do you love about me?' I asked him.
He paused, and then said ′I love how much
You love me′. I shuddered...
Maybe I'm done.
A Common Tern, a Common Tern. A Common Tern, it′s a Common Tern.
It's a Common Tern.
We watched the Common Terns
Fly in and then stop dead:
Suspended, and hung by a thread.
We held our breath, they held their place
Then cried out, and dived down.
It′s a Common Tern.


I had a common turn lying in bed next to him
I tried to explain,
I take his hook out from my cheek
And place it in his hand.
A Common Tern, it's a Common Tern.
A Common Tern, it′s a Common Tern.
It's a Common Tern.
We watched the Common Terns
Fly in and then stop dead:
Suspended, and hung by a thread.
We held our breath, they held their place
Then cried out, and dived down,
And flew overhead,
I'm sorry it′s just a common turn