The Bird

Well my throat was dry and it was gettin' late I was at this bar on the interstate When a guy with this bird on his shoulder Walked through the door He proceeded to tell me the wildest thing He said, "Sir, this bird of mine can sing Like no other bird you have ever heard before" Well I kinda looked at the guy and said "Oh really?" He turned to the bird and said "Do ole Willie" When the bird started singing I almost fell on the floor Whiskey River take my mind Don't let her memory torture me Whiskey River don't run dry You're all I've got take care of me Well If that ain't the durndest thing Well I thought, son, what a heck of a thing A man could get rich makin' that bird sing And I could feel this wild beer coming on strong And besides, I'm sittin' here with two weeks pay And I'd probably blow it on beer anyway Then he said "Hey wait'll you hear him sing like George Jones" He stopped loving her today They placed a wreath upon his door And soon they'll carry him away He stopped loving her today I said "Well that does it sir Yep, I'd like to buy that bird, Would $500 take him off your hands?" Well he thought for a while and he said "Alright" And handed me the bird and said "Goodnight" He counted my money and out the door he ran Well I was thinkin' I'd found the rainbow's end That the money would soon be pouring in When suddenly the bird flew out the door and was gone Well then it hit me, I got boiling mad I knew right then that I'd been had And as he flew out into the night He was singing this song On the road again Just can't wait to get on the road again The life I love is making money with my friend And I can't wait to get on the road again On the road again Just can't wait to get on the road again The life I love is making money with my friend And I can't wait to get on the road again Somebody stop that bird My bird My $500 Somebody get me a BB Gun I Want that bird This is for the birds