Maya Angelou's 'I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings' set to a simple tune

This poem always looked to me like it was written as a song, but I've not been able to find any arrangements of it on the web. I hope my simple version does it some justice.

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Music

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• maya angelou
• caged bird
• amnesty international
• amnesty song
• amnesty busker

[takemebaby4444]

I'm so glad you did this! I, too, was looking for a version online. Very nice. I enjoyed it a lot.

[AmnestyBusker]

@takemebaby4444 Thankyou! I hope to record it better and offer it as a free download soon.

[NewOrleansWoman]

great idea to put Maya's poem to music .... good job !

[AmnestyBusker]

Thank you NewOrleansWoman. Glad so many people seem to like it. Always a challenge to do justice to an already well-loved poem or song. Cheers!

[jasonsiwek]

Thanks for sharing, I am using this in my classroom because you did an amazing job of turning poetry into music.

[vaporosoez]

you should send this to maya angelou! I thought the same thing--- a lot of her poems are written like songs.

[takemebaby4444]

I'm so glad you did this! I, too, was looking for a version online.

[AmnestyBusker]

Glad you enjoyed it, Melissa. Thanks for re-posting.

Best wishes to you and your group. Glenn.

[HomeschoolersRock1]

Hi Glenn. Our facebook page is Garner Area Homeschoolers. I posted your video to our page. Your song was gifted to me when I went looking for this poem on Youtube. Thanks again. I enjoyed it. Melissa