Key: F major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Hawks
and crows do lots of things,
but the canary only sings.
She is a courtesan on wings,
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so I've heard.
Oh, the canary knows a song,
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Gilded bird,
and you'll get breakfast.
Songbirds always eat
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if their song is sweet to hear.
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Sing for your luncheon
and you'll get dinner.
Dine with wine of choice.
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If romance is in your voice.
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I heard from a wise canary,
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Trilling makes a fella willing.
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Soon it'll swallow, swallow now.
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Now is the time to sing for your supper,
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They don't buy a crumb of bread,
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It's sad, so sing,
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and you'll be fed.
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Sing for your supper,
and you'll get breakfast.
Songbirds always eat,
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Cm
if their song is sweet to hear.
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do, do, do, do, do, do, do.
and you'll get dinner.
Dine with wine of choice,
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Bb
if romance is in your voice.
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I heard from a wise canary trill
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Mixed a little song
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It'll swallow swallow now
And you'll get breakfast
Songbirds are not dull
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They don't buy a crum
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Bb
b of bread
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Bb
So sing and you'll be fed
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Sing for your supper and
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if their song is sweet to hear.
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Sing for your luncheon
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if romance is in your voice.
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I heard from a wise chameleon trailing makes a
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fellow willing so little swallow, swallow now.
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Now is the time to seek for your supper
and you'll get breakfast,
songbirds are not dumb.
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They don't have to buy a crumb of bread,
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a spoon of bread,
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just sing instead. You
don't have to buy
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even a crumb of bread,
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it's said.
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You'll be better if you sing,
do -do -do -do,
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do -do -do -do, do -do -do -do,
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So sing, and you'll be better.
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