when the white man came G
they would blacken the skies C
in flocks of billions D
they would fly C G?
Mile wide flocks G
100 miles long C
this is their eulogy D
this is their song C G?
When Martha died Am
at twenty nine Em
The ending of a line Am/ Em
Or maybe just a sign CG
Maybe just a sign DG
you could shoot in the air G
and bring down 25 C
feed your wife and kids D
and your family would survive C
One egg a year G
and the last one died C
in 1914 D
and the whole world cried C G?
When Martha died Am
at twenty nine Em
The ending of a line Am/ Em
Or maybe just a sign CG
Maybe just a sign DG
we wiped out a species D
to total extinction C
from billions to Martha D
without a restriction C
Then Martha died Am
at twenty nine Em
The ending of a line Am/ Em
Or maybe just a sign CG
Maybe just a sign DG