a little bird
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On “Pajarito,” a light and whimsical number in Spanish addressed to a little bird, he whistles part of the melody as the circular chord progression invites clapping along.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
“I’m just a little bird saying, ‘How about this way?’
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2022
“Without Littlefinger and Ramsay and the rest, I would’ve stayed a little bird all my life,” she replied.
From Fox News • May 7, 2019
Without Littlefinger and Ramsay and the rest, she says, “I would have stayed a little bird all my life.”
From Salon • May 6, 2019
I almost laugh, but then I feel Mrs. Salisbury like a little bird on my shoulder.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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