Big Bird in a Small Cage - Patrick Watson

There was a house halfway '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 caretaker cause he was the Maker

Looked at me and laughed took another sip from his glass and said

Open up your ears and heart

You put a big bird in a small cage it’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, it was a hole in the wall

The ceilings weren’t tall, the floors were the ground

but the sound that you would make would just warm your heart

Well it was 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 heart

You put a big bird in a small cage it’ll sing you a song

That we all love to sing along

To the sound of the bird that mourns

(To the sound of the bird that mourns) X3

(You put a big bird in a small cage it’ll sing you a song) X5