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I'd Rather Be Birdwatching
I'd rather be birdwatching
I'd rather be watching birds
I'd rather be birdwatching
Than working in an office forever and ever
Than paper shuffling forever and ever
I'd rather be birdwatching
I'd rather be watching birds
I'd rather be birdwatching
And I've been called a hippy, so trippy
But when I'm stuck in trivial monotony
I'd rather be birdwatching
I'd rather be watching birds
I'd rather be birdwatching
And I've tried a career as a deliverer
But when I'm stuck indoors, I'd rather be out the door
And when I feel trapped in a bind
I'd rather be outside where I can find
I'd rather be birdwatching
I'd rather be watching birds
I'd rather be birdwatching
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Visit Me Pelican (In My Dreams)
Visit me Pelican in my dreams
This story's about a Pelican
Who said to me "You're not alone"
He was a great conversationalist who spoke
"Hey don't walk this path of life on your own,
I'm your friend at home"
Visit me Pelican in my dreams
This story's about a Pelican
Who visited me from above
He spoke to me with great authority...
"I'm your friend for life so come back home"
Visit me Pelican in my dreams
And now they say, the dream is over
Give me two minutes on my own
I'm a frustrated Ornithologist
Who wants to come back home
Visit me Pelican in my dreams
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Pigeons Are The Best Headbangers
Ducks love to paddle upstream
And Parrots have those colourful wings (they shine for you)
Murray Magpies walk up to say Hello
And Kookaburra's laugh all the way to the bank ... But ...
Pigeons Are The Best Headbangers (Woo Hoo)
Pigeons Are The Best Headbangers (Woo Hoo)
Eagles love to sit on a crest (before they swoop down)
And Seagulls, they just steal all of your chips
The Albatross can eat a Fish whole
Still the Kookaburra laughs all the way to the bank ... But ...
Pigeons Are The Best Headbangers (Woo Hoo)
Pigeons Are The Best Headbangers (Woo Hoo)
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Roy The Renegade Seagull
03:58
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Roy The Renegade Seagull
Waves crash as Roy comes from the sea to land
He rises over cliffs to see if he can stand
On the shore he now owns, where he flies and swims and eats
He has webbed feet and sits in a parliamentary seat,
a real leader of our times
He prefers solitude and autonomy,
over instances of stupidity
He is father to all birdlife,
And reads the paper in a lounge chair
So give it up for Roy ... (Roy!)
Roy the Renegade Seagull
Lightning hits, disaster spawns,
The edge of the sea he must protect
He says with a Politicians' stance,
"You are one of my tribe, I'll protect you"
From all the Planes in the sky that rob us of our space
How dare they travel, familiar faces,
Humans flying without grace
Like going down a spooky hallway, bearing a disguise
And not wanting to see what is in front of their eyes
So give it up for Roy ... (Roy!)
Roy the Renegade Seagull
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Never Cage A Soul
03:39
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Never Cage A Soul
I read about the Paradise Parrot
Who left us in the 1920's
It disappeared under our guidance
Possessed for its beauty
But you can never cage a soul, never cage a soul
Despite all that is told, never cage a soul
I once read about an extinction
For an ode is a story to tell
It was taken for its beauty
That's where possession has its irony
But you can never cage a soul, never cage a soul
Despite all that is told, never cage a soul
It was a multi-coloured Parrot
Who lived in a Termite mound
A multi-coloured Parrot
Who lived in a Termite mound
The habitat, grassy woodland
But possession is all that we know
It's all that we know!
You can see the ghost in other birds
The grace with its colour too
It's beauty became the reason for extinction
And repression has its irony too
But you can never cage a soul, never cage a soul
Despite all that is told, never cage a soul
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In This Lullaby
04:24
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Little Rainbird
03:34
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Birds With Fangs
04:00
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Microwave Oven
03:10
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Bring Her Back
03:28
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Tullamina
03:21
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Rainbow Lorikeets
03:43
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Migrating Bird
04:22
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