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

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 

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"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" 

The 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' 

I heard him sayin' as I turned to go 

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I was way behind one day to catch the train 

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 

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