The Bird

THE BIRD
 Writers Hal Coleman, Barry Etrics
 Well my throat was dry and I was getting' late
 And I was at this bat on the interstate
 When this guy with a bird on his shoulder walked in the door
 And he proceeded to tell me the strangest thing
 He said, "Sir this bird of mine can sing like no other bird
 You've never heard before!"
 Well I just looked at the guy and said "Oh really?"
 And he turned to the bird and said"Do ole Willie"
 When that bird started singing I almost hit the floor.
 Whiskey River take my mind
 Don't let her memory torture me
 Whiskey River don't run dry
 You're all I got to take care of me
 Well if that ain't the durndest thing
 I thought, son, what a heck of a thing
 A man could get rich making that bird sing
 And I could feel this wild idear comin' on strong
 I said, "I'm just sittin' here with two weeks pay
 And I'd probably blow it all anyway
 I'll buy that bird If he'll do one more song."
 Maybe I didn't hold you quite as often as I should have
 You were always on my mind
 You were always on my mind
 I said, "well that does it sir, yep
 I'd like to buy that bird
 Would $500.00 take him off your hands?"
 Well, he thought for a while and he said, "alright"
 He handed me the bird and he said "goodnight"
 Counted the money and out the door he ran
 I was thinkin' I'd found the rainbow's end
 My ship would soon be rolling in
 When that bird sailed out the door
 And he was gone
 And as I watched him leave I got boilin' mad
 'Cause I knew right then that I'd been had
 And as he faded in the night he was singing this song
 On the road again
 I just can't wait to get on the road again (Somebody stop that bird!)
 The life I love is making money with my friend
 And I can't wait to get on the road again