There was a house half way round the world
And I was invited in for a small taste of gin
There was a hall with a thousand birds long
But the biggest one of them all was in a cage too small

I asked the caretaker cause he was the maker
He looked at me and laughed, took another sip from his glass and said
Open up your ears and hearts
You put a big bird in a small cage and he'll sing you a song
That we all love to sing along
To the sound of the bird that mourns

Well we rolled into town into sweet New Orleans
To the Apple Bell Bar there's a hole in the wall
The ceilings weren't tall, the floors were the ground
But the sound they made just warmed your heart

Well it's a quarter to twelve when the boys walked in
They got their black suits on and the songs would begin
You open up your ears and hearts
You put a big bird in a small cage and he'll sing you a song
That we love to sing along
To the sound of the bird that mourns
To the sound of the bird that mourns
To the sound of the bird that mourns
To the sound of the bird that mourns
You put a big bird in a small cage and he'll sing you a song
You put a big bird in a small cage and he'll sing you a song
You put a big bird in a small cage and he'll sing you a song
You put a big bird in a small cage and he'll sing you a song



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    General Comment:It makes me think of Taming of the Shrew. Alot. Think about it.
    Flag DJgifon January 21, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I think it's "to the sound of the bird that mourns"
    Flag elfrijolon September 16, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:there was a house half way 'round the world

    and I was invited in for a small taste of gin

    there was a hallway a thousand birds long

    but the biggest one of all was in a cage too small


    I asked the care taker 'cause he was a maker

    looked at me and laughed, took another sip from his glass

    he said open up your ears and hearts...


    you put a big bird in a small cage

    and he'll sing you a song

    that we all love to sing along

    to the sound of the bird that warns



    [verse]

    well we rolled into town in the sweet new orleans

    to the Apple Barrel Bar it was a hole in the wall

    the ceiling's weren't tall, the floors were the ground

    but the sound that you make would just warm your hearts

    [verse]

    well it was quarter to twelve and the boys walked in

    they got their black suits on and the songs would begin

    you open up your ears and hearts...


    you put a big bird in a small cage

    and he'll sing you a song

    that we all love to sing along

    to the sound of the bird that warns

    Flag applishon September 15, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:That first line of the third verse is "Well we rolled into town, into sweet New Orleans"

    Flag airtankon September 07, 2009   Link

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