Michael Jackson – Rockin’ Robin

*Composed By Jesse Thomas

Michael recorded this for his debut album, Got To Be There, issued in January 1972 in the US and May 1972 in the UK.

It was not intended to be released as a single, until DJs across the States started playing it – prompting Motown to issue it as the follow-up to Got To Be There.

It charted at no.2 on both American charts, and just one place lower in the UK.

Rockin’ Robin’ – Lyrics

He rocks in the tree tops all day long
Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and singing his song
All the little birdies on Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet
Chorus :
Rockin’ robin, rock rock
Rockin’ robin’
Blow rockin’ robin
‘Cause we’re really gonna rock tonight

Every little swallow, every chick-a-dee
Every little bird in the tall oak tree
The wise old owl, the big black crow
Flappin’ their wings singing go bird go

Chorus

Pretty little raven at the bird-band stand
Told them how to do the bop and it was grand
They started going steady and bless my soul
He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriol

He rocks in the tree tops all day long
Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and singing his song
All the little birdies on Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet

Chorus