Big Bird In A Small Cage

There was a house halfway round the worldAnd I was invited in for a small taste of ginThere was a hallway a thousand birds longBut the biggest one of all was in a cage too smallI asked the caretaker 'cuz he was their makerHe looked at me and laughed took another sip from his glassHe said 'Open up your ears and heartsYou put a big bird in a small cage and he'll sing you a songThat we all love to sing alongTo the sound of the bird that mournsWell we rolled into town and the sweet New OrleansTo the Apple Barrel bar it was a hole in the wall The ceiling weren't tall and the floors filled with grimeBut the sound that you would make would just warm their heartsWell it was quarter to 12 and the boys walked inThey got their black suits on and the songs would beginYou open up your ears and heartsYou put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a songThat we all love to sing alongTo the sound of the bird that mournsYou put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song