The Bird

I curse the day she bought me that old bird

Squalking, talking, telling everything it ever heard

She never would have known about

Big Betty Brown and me

But he fowled up and told her

Some things you won't believe



Oh, my woman moved out on me today

And left that old stool pigeon

Parrot trembling in his cage

I hollered from the front porch

And stopped her at the curb

And the last thing I gave her was the bird



Chorus:

Oh, the last thing I gave her was the bird

And she returned the favor with a few selected words

I don't have to worry now what's being overheard

'Cause the last thing I gave her was the bird



She sat the cage beside her on the seat

And left two streaks of firestone smokin' on the street

The neighbors ran for cover

They could see she was disturbed

'Cause the last thing I gave her was the bird



Chorus:

Oh, the last thing I gave her was the bird

And she returned the favor with a few selected words

I don't have to worry now what's being overheard

'Cause the last thing I gave her was the bird



Chorus:

Oh, the last thing I gave her was the bird

And she returned the favor with a few selected words

I don't have to worry now what's being overheard

'Cause the last thing I gave her was the bird

Yes, the last thing I gave her was the bird...