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