From the recording Songlab
Lyrics
He told me soon she would break my heart
Place it on a plate and make me eat it
I suggest sir you make a new start
I did not heed what he repeated
No I never listened to the whippoorwill
Whistle his signal through the sky
Just wait till there’s a whippoorwill guiding u and I
Though his words echoed in my head
Words I heard fill the forest
I found out the hard way instead
When I ignored his twilight chorus
No I never listened to the whippoorwill
Whistle his signal through the sky
Just wait till there’s a whippoorwill guiding u and I
When I returned to his forest nest
Everywhere leaves were changing
He said you’ll love more when you love next
That’s why we’ve met through his arranging
This time I listened to the whippoorwill
Whistle his signal through the sky
Now my jill there’s a whippoorwill guiding u and I