Birds On The Table - Tom Paxton

Birds on the table pickin' at the crumbs

Look out birdies when the housemaid comes

She’s gonna catch you eatin' when she comes to clean the room

She’s gonna rattle your feathers with a three-foot broom

In the mornin' when the sun comes up above the sea

In the mornin' when my lady loves me

Birds on the juice glass sitting on the rim

Thanks for the juice it could use a little gin

Barbados blackbird what he likes the most

Is tellin' all the sparrows that’s the butter for the toast

In the mornin' when the sun comes up above the sea

In the mornin' when my lady loves me

O — they’re gonna finish up the coffee

O — a little bacon tastes great

O — it only needs a little pepper

Every little bird is gonna polish up his plate

Birds on the table talkin' while I eat

Hello baby, what a funny place to meet

Peckin' on the table, peckin' on the floor

Tellin' me tomorrow try to leave a little more

In the mornin' when the sun comes up above the sea

In the mornin' when my lady loves me

O — they’re gonna finish up the coffee

O — a little bacon tastes great

O — it only needs a little pepper

Every little bird is gonna polish up his plate

Birds on the table talkin' while I eat

Hello baby, what a funny place to meet

Peckin' on the table, peckin' on the floor

Tellin' me tomorrow try to leave a little more

In the mornin' when the sun comes up above the sea

In the mornin' when my lady loves me