From ryder@manta Sat Mar 16 13:39:25 1996
To: mcclure@manta, palen@manta, reth@manta
Cc: ryder@manta
Subject: SONG LYRICS

Hey all:

Just thought I'd share some beautiful and insightful lyrics
to a song long since forgotten from my past.  Please take
the time to dwell on these magical soulful meaningful
words from someone who must have been a poetic genius...

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intro:

        [N.C]
        A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird

verse 1:

              E7
        B-b-b-bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
        A-well-a bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word
        A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word
        A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
        A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word
        A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
        A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
        A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word
        A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
                 B7
        A-well-a don't you know about the bird?
              A7
        Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!
                 E7
        A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
        A-well-a... [N.C.]

        [drum break]

verse 2:

        A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird
        Bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
        A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
        A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
        A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
        A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
        A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
        A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
        A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
        A-well-a don't you know about the bird?
        Well, everybody's talking about the bird!
        A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
        A-well-a bird...

break:

        [N.C.]
        Surfin' bird
               Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb... [retching noises]... aaah!

        Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-
        Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-ooma-mow-mow
        Papa-ooma-mow-mow

verse 3:

        Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
        Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
        Ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
        Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
        Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
        Oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow
        Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-oom-oom-oom
        Oom-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
        Ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
        Papa-a-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
        Papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow
        Papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow
        Papa-oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow
        Oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow
        Ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
        Papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow
        Well don't you know about the bird?
        Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!
        A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word

coda:

        Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow [repeat to fade]