May the bird of paradise fly up your nose
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1. One fine day as I was walking down the street
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spied
a beggar man with rags upon his feet.
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Took a penny from my pocket in
his tin cup I did drop it,
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and I
heard him say as I made my retreat.
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May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
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may an elephant caress you with
his toes,
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may your wife be plagued with runners
in her hose,
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may the bird of paradise fly up
your nose. + D - A - D
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2. Our laundry man is really on his toes,
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found
a hundred dollar bill among my clothes.
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When he called me I came
running,
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gave him back his
dime for phoning,
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and I
heard him saying as I turned to go. + CHORUS + D - A - D
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3. I was way behind one day to catch the train,
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the
Taxi driver said, “We'll make it just the same !”
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The speed cop made it with us
and as he wrote out the ticket,
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I stood by politely waiting
for my change. + CHORUS ....
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Little
Jimmy Dickens)