I let it go? I won't let it go Why won't I let it go? But the whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill knows…
…let it go Why won't I let it go? But the whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill knows I can feel its hands around…
…a hole in the house no fairground ride will fill. There's a hole in the house no fairground ride will fill. But the whippoorwill, whippoorwill…
The night wind is sighin' the night bird is cryin' whippoorwill whippoorwill He calls in the gloamin' to his mate that's roamin…
…' whippoorwill whippoorwill I sigh with the night wind oh come back my love I cry with the night bird like some mournful dove You…
…say just forget me but that bird won't let me whippoorwill whippoorwill [ ac.guitar ] The wind bends the willows all wept…
…i>In the southern mountains, the whippoorwill is both omen and messenger of death. It is said and believed that if the bird sings…
…the moon and all the world is still Somewhere in the night I hear a lonely whippoorwill Brisk upon the midnight air, the call is wild and shrill Spilling out his…
…sad lament, a lonely whippoorwill Whippoorwill, I hear your lonely cry The night is filled with sadness and so ill at ease am I…
…and smiling ,standing there by the theon road Well I dream that I heard that whippoorwill sing Yeah she sang my song and called me…
…will The lessons I remember and some that I forgot Are precious and pure now, like a 100 circle drive Well I dream that I heard that whippoorwill…
…sing Yeah she sang my song and called me by name Well I hung my head in shame,Oh yeah I'm gonna sing my song with the Whippoorwill…
…the thief will surely die when he's taken all he can steal oh whippoorwill are you high upon your hill while my feet are on the ground oh whippoorwill…
…to remember the secret still unknown and makes us to decide are we false or are we real oh whippoorwill are you high upon your hill…
…while my feet are on the ground oh whippoorwill you make my heart stand still when I hear your evening sound when I hear your evening…
If you ever leave, and I imagine you will, It'll just be me and the whippoorwill - Just we two, and the evening star, If you pack…
…go, I'll be here still, Getting annoyed at the whippoorwill. Getting annoyed, unable to sleep, the dust too dusty, Or the mud too…
…won't miss that whippoorwill. You are dearer to me than the birds or the stars, Sweeter to me than the hills and the flowers. Long…

Battle Of New Orleans (1974)
…of mountain laurel-wood Never had a mammy to teach me pretty-please Think she was a whippoorwill, a-skittin' thu' the trees Never had…
Come -- Kingdom Come Hear the frogs a-chunkin' "Jug o' rum, Jug o' rum" Hear that mountain whippoorwill…
Weezer that can make a fiddle cry All sittin' roun', spittin' high an' struttin' proud (Listen, little whippoorwill, yuh better bug…
…that canoe He'd say, "What's the bet gonna be?" We'd float that boat down old Whippoorwill River Catch us a big one or two Well, he taught me…
…Whippoorwill River And I'd steal a sweet kiss or two She taught me about love And its simple pleasures, whatever else that she knew…
…that he likes to do Well, he loves to go fishing on Whippoorwill River And ride in his granddad's canoe We teach him about life…
…from school Load up that canoe He'd say, "What's the bet gonna be?" Chorus: We'd float that boat down old Whippoorwill River Catch us…
…apart Chorus: We'd run those ponies down Whippoorwill River And I'd steal a sweet kiss or two She taught me about love…
…to Oh, his mom and I Always find time To do things that he likes to do Chorus: Well, he loves to go fishing on Whippoorwill River…

High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project (2009)
…turn the meadow green to white And the mockingbirds will greet me in the morning And at eve the whippoorwill bids me goodnight…
Where she's sleeping now the whippoorwill is calling O'er her grave the flowers are blooming fair and bright Pearly dewdrops…
…on the ivy leaves are falling Where the whippoorwill is whispering goodnight Round that door the same old ivy vine is clinging Now sweet…
…hear your call Through the whippoorwill Could it be you trying to say to me? You're still with me baby, I'm still here Had…
I look back to the good ol' days But a part of you is with me still ‘cause I hear your call Through the whippoorwill…
A boy heard the voice of the whippoorwill one night and went out to find where he was singing. He had to walk quite…
…a ways through a big field, because the song of the whippoorwill carried so well in the wind he sound much closer then he really…
…then why are you here?" "Well I heard the beautiful song of the whippoorwill and wanted to watch him sing." "Well do you not think my songs…

Today & Yesterday (1993), Saturday Night with Mr. C. (1958), Jukebox Baby (1988)
…the wail Of the down-hearted frail And they played that As part of the blues From a whippoorwill Out on the hill They took a new note (Whippoorwill…
…whippoorwill, whippoorwill) Pushed it through a horn 'Til it was worn Into a blue note (Whippoorwill, whippoorwill…
…whippoorwill) An' then they nursed it and rehearsed it And gave out the news That the 'Southland' Gave birth to the blues (Shout out…
The night was young and so were we Beneath the old magnolia tree And when you said "I love you so" The whippoorwill sang sweet…
…and low The moon was high, we lingered long The whippoorwill went wild with song But when you said that we must part He struck…
…a note that broke his heart Poor whippoorwill, he had no choice You took away his lovely voice…

Old 8 x 10 (1988), Original Album Series (1986), Old 8X10 (1988)
…the snowflakes, That fall in late December. And honest as a Robin on a springtime window sill. And longer than the song of a whippoorwill. From…
…the snowflakes, That fall in late December. And honest as a Robin on a spring-time window sill. And longer than the song of a whippoorwill. My…
…is purer than the snowflakes, That fall in late December. And honest as a Robin on a spring-time window sill. And longer than the song of a whippoorwill. A Whippoorwill…