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Patrick Watson – Big Bird In a Small Cage (2009) | Track profile | Dork

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Patrick Watson
Wooden Arms
Big Bird In a Small Cage

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Big Bird In a Small Cage

Release date: 4th May 2009

From Wooden Arms

Track 7

4:04

Alternative Music Singer/Songwriter Rock

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About This Track

"Big Bird In a Small Cage" is a track by Patrick Watson, from the album Wooden Arms, released 4th May 2009. The track is 4:04 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Patrick Watson.

About the Artist

Patrick Watson

Patrick Watson

Lyrics

Big Bird In a Small Cage

There was a house halfway 'round the world
And I was invited in for a small taste of gin

There was a hallway a thousand birds long
But the biggest one of all was in a cage too small

I asked the caretaker 'cause he was their maker
He looked at me and laughed, took another sip from his glass

He said, open up your ears and hearts
You put a big bird in a small cage and he'll sing you a song

That we all love to sing along
To the sound of the bird that mourns

Well, we rolled into town and the sweet New Orleans
To the Apple Barrel bar, it was a hole in the wall
The ceilings weren't tall, the floors filled with grime
But the sound that you would make would just warm their hearts

Well, it was quarter to 12 and the boys walked in
They got their black suits on and the songs would begin
You open up your ears and hearts
You put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a song

That we all love to sing along
To the sound of the bird that mourns

To the sound of the bird that mourns
To the sound of the bird that mourns
To the sound of the bird that mourns

You put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song
You put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song
You put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song
You put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song

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Track details

From Wooden Arms

4:042009

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Album

Track number

7

Release year

2009

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