“As long as I’m singin’
Then the world’s all right
And everything’s swingin’
Long as I’m singin’ my song
Ummmm…makin’ music
Is more to me than a pleasure
‘cause me and music
We go together like notes in a measure
Long as I’m singin’
Then the world’s all right
And everything’s swingin’
Long as I’m singin’ my…
Long as I’m singin’ my …
Long as I’m singin’ my song.”
~ “As Long As I’m Singing”
~ written & recorded by the wonderful
Bobby Darin
~ 1964
A beautiful red male North American Cardinal sings his song from a very high perch on an April evening along the Ironton Rail Trail, which loops more than nine miles through Whitehall Township, the Borough of Coplay and North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.
The cardinal is one of the most recognizable and beloved songbirds in North America, known for its vibrant red plumage and distinctive crest. They are known for being territorial songbirds, with males often singing from high perches to mark their territory.
This cardinal is likely singing to attract a mate, which is one of its primary reasons for vocalizing.
The Ironton Railroad was a shortline railroad in Lehigh County. Originally built in 1861 to haul iron ore and limestone to blast furnaces along the Lehigh River, traffic later shifted to carrying Portland Cement when local iron mining declined in the early 20th century. Much of the railroad had already been abandoned when it became part of Conrail in 1976, and the last of its trackage was removed in 1984.
In 1996, Whitehall Township purchased 9.2 miles of the right-of-way from Conrail, transforming it into the Ironton Rail Trail.
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