Percival the Parrot lyrics
by Hap Palmer
Percival the parrot
Was playing hide and seek
Squawking in the jungle
Talking in a tree
"Find my colored feathers
See my curving beak."
From somewhere in the leaves
He teased and said to me
Look front, back
Side, side
Up, down
Woah...then circle all around
I was looking hard
But still I could not see
"Look a little faster."
That's what he said to me
Look front, back, side, side
Up, down and circle all around
Front, back, side, side
Up, down and circle all around
Laughing with a shriek
He grew a little bolder
"Try it once again
And deal this with your shoulders."
Front, back, side, side
Up, down and circle all around
Front, back, side, side
Up, down and circle all around
"You made me laugh," he said
"From this branch I fear I'll slip
Still, I'd like to see you
Try it with your hips!"
Front, back, side, side
Up, down and circle all around
Front, back, side, side
Up, down and circle all around
He laughed so hard and shook
Then he slipped and tumbled down
Forgot to flap his wings
And landed on the ground
When I picked him up
And smoothed his ruffled feathers
Cheerfully, we chirped
"Let's do it all together!"
Front, back, side, side
Up, down and circle all around
Front, back, side, side
Up, down and circle all around