May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose

May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose - "Little" Jimmy Dickens

Written By：N. Merritt

One fine day as

I was a-walkin'

Down the street

Spied a beggar man

With rags upon his feet

Took a penny from my pocket

In his tin cup I did drop it

I heard him say

As I made my retreat

May the bird of paradise

Fly up your nose

May an elephant caress

You with his toes

May your wife be plagued

With runners in her hose

May the bird of paradise

Fly up your nose

My laundry man is

Really on his toes

Found a hundred-dollar bill

Among my clothes

When he called me

I came a-runnin'

Gave him back his dime for phonin'

And I heard him sayin'

As I turned to go

May the bird of paradise

Fly up your nose

May an elephant caress

You with his toes

May your wife be plagued

With runners in her hose

May the bird of paradise

Fly up your nose

I was way behind one day

To catch the train

The taxi driver said We'll make it

Just the same

The speed cop made it with us

And as he wrote out the ticket

I stood by politely a-waitin'

For my change

May the bird of paradise

Fly up your nose

May an elephant caress

You with his toes

May your wife be plagued

With runners in her hose

May the bird of paradise

Fly up your nose

May the bird of paradise

Fly up your nose

May an elephant caress

You with his toes

May your wife be plagued