Sing, Little Birdie was the United Kingdom entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 in Cannes performed by the husband-and-wife duo of Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson.
It was performed 10th following Austria and preceding Belgium. At the close of voting, it finished in 2nd place with 16 points - the first of many runner-up finishes in their contest history.
Lyrics[]
Sing, sing, sing, little birdie
Sing, sing, sing it
There's a bird on a branch
There's a branch on a tree
There's a tree in the meadow
And that's where I long to be
Neath that bird on a branch
Neath that branch on a tree
Neath that tree in the meadow
Where you said you love me
Sing, little birdie, sing your song
Sing, you'll help our love along
Sing, little birdie up above
Sing a song of love
There's a bird on a branch
There's a branch on a tree
Where we carved our initials there
For all the world to see
Neath that bird on a branch
Neath that branch on a tree
Where we promised our true love
For all eternity
Sing, little birdie, sing your song
Sing, you'll help our love along
Sing, little birdie up above
Sing a song of love
When the years pass on by
And we're wed, you and I
And the bluebirds are singing
Their sweet love songs in the sky
We will dream of that bird
On a branch, on a tree
And that tree in the meadow
Where you said you love me
Sing, little birdie, sing your song
Sing, you'll help our love along
Sing, little birdie up above
Sing a song of love
Sing, little birdie, sing your song
Sing, you'll help our love along
Sing, little birdie up above
Sing a song of love
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Trivia[]
- This song was the first second placer for the United Kingdom, only to be followed by 15 more up until 2022 - a Eurovision record.
- This was the start of a streak of participations for the United Kingdom that remains uninterrupted to this day.
- The song's most lasting claim to fame is the answer to a quiz question on a Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch called World Forum. However, the question states that this song won the contest, which is incorrect.