Don’t Kill the Birds
Author: C. B. Derry
Composer: Anon.
Languages (2)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- English: Don’t Kill the Birds
- Hawaiian: Mai Hailuku I Na Manu
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Statistics
Most common tunes for “Don’t Kill the Birds”
This chart shows the tunes that are paired with this text most frequently, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If the text appears with the same tune in multiple editions or translations of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once.
Appearances of “Don’t Kill the Birds” over time
This timeline shows which tunes have been used with this text over time, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1880 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Children’s Primary Tune Book (1880), p. 11a.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Don’t kill the little birds, That sing on bush and tree, All thro’ the summer days, Their sweetest melody. Don’t shoot the little birds! The earth is God’s estate, And He provideth food For small as well as great.
2. Don’t kill the little birds, Their plumage wings the air, Their trill at early morn Makes music ev’rywhere. … Think of the good they do In all the orchards ’round; No hurtful insects thrive Where robins most abound.