Verse 1:  
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I curse the day she bought me that old bird  
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Squalking,talking,telling everything it ever heard  
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She never would have known about Big Betty Brown and me  
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But he fowled up and told her some things you won`t believe 
 
Verse 2: 
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Oh my woman moved out on me today  
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And left that old stool pigeon parrot trembling in his cage  
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I hollered from the front porch and stopped her at the curb  
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And the last thing i gave her was the bird 
  
Chorus:  
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Oh the last thing I gave her was the bird  
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And she returned the favor with a few selected words 
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I don`t have to worry now what`s being overheard  
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`cause the last thing i gave her was the bird 
 
Verse 3:  
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She sat the cage beside her on the seat  
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And left two streaks of firestone smokin` on the street  
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The neighbors ran for cover they could see she was disturbed  
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`cause the last thing I gave her was the bird 
  
Chorus: (x2)
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Yes the last thing I gave her was the bird