Jerry Reed - The bird

Well my ^Athroat was dry and it was getting late ^DI was at this bar on the interstate When this ^Eguy with this bird on his shoulder walked through the ^Adoor

^DSir this bird of mine can sing Like ^Eno other bird you ever heard ^Abefore

He ^Dturned to the bird and said do ole Willie When the ^Ebird started singing I almost fell to the ^Afloor Whisky River take my ^Dmind Don't let her memory torture to me ^A Whisky River don't run ^Edry You're all I've got take care of ^Ame

I thought ^Ason what a heck of a thing A ^Dman could get rich making that bird sing And ^EI could feel this wild idea coming on ^Astrong

And I'd ^Dprobably blow it on beer anyway Then he said ^EHey, wait til you hear him sing like George J^Aones ^AHe stopped loving her today They placed a wreath upon his ^Ddoor Soon they'll carry him a^Eway He stopped loving her^A today I said ^Awell that does it sir ^DYep I'd like to buy that bird ^EFive hundred dollars to take him off your ^Ahands Well he t^Ahought for a while and he said alright And he ^Dhanded me the bird and he said good night He ^Ecounted my money and out the door he ^Aran Well I was ^Athinking I'd found the rainbow's end That the ^Dmoney would soon be pouring in When ^Esuddenly the bird flew out the door and was ^Agone Well ^Athen it hit me and I got boiling made Cause I k^Dnew right then I'd been had And as he ^Eflew off into the night he was singing this ^Asong On the ^Aroad again I just can't wait to get on the ^C#7road again The life I love is making ^Bmmoney with my friend And ^DI can't wait to get ^E7on the road ^Aagain