The Dan Bern Lyrics Archive
The big birds have gathered in the marketplace
You can hear a shuffling sound
Very very busy with their goings on
But their heads are underground
But the shops are open and the sun is out
And they fill their baskets full
And the coffee's warm and the paper's here
And all the news is good
In Ostrich Town -- Paint me with roses
Ostrich Town -- Something Copeland composes
Ostrich Town -- Just bury your noses down
In Ostrich Town
At night the birds rest easy
It's the dreamy sleep of birds
In the morning wash their dreams away
With television words
Doctor Bird brings Thorazine
To calm down all their fears
The pastor peels his onions
They file past and shed their tears
In Ostrich Town -- Paint me with roses
Ostrich Town -- Something Copeland composes
Ostrich Town -- Just bury your noses down
In Ostrich Town
Who could ask for more?
Who could ask for more?
Mom and Dad and all the kids
With their head under the floor
Their decent and their neighborly
The nicest sorts of birds
They always sweep their sidewalks
At least that's what I've heard
They once lived by the ocean
But it's safer here inland
Somewhere bombs are falling
Time to duck under the sand
In Ostrich Town -- Paint me with roses
Ostrich Town -- Something Copeland composes
Ostrich Town -- Just bury your noses down
In Ostrich Town
Notes:
Thanks to the official Dan Bern site.
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