Written by JENNY TALIA
BOTH BARRELS MUSIC
3 dumb brothers
Out shopping for pets
First brother says
“You know what I’m gonna get?”
I’ll have that green budgie
So put him in a cage
Here’s your 10 bucks
I’ll be on my way
Second brother says
“I want a bird too
But I don’t want a budgie
I’d like a cockatoo
‘Cause parrots are me favourites
They can talk and sing
So put me parrot in a cage
And I’ll pay you for him
Third brother says
My turn then
You know what?
I think I’ll take that hen
And I’ll never have to pay for eggs again
Have you got another cage
That I can put him in?
On their way home
They stopped for a drink
With the budgie and the parrot
And the hen at their feet
They were drunk when they left
Totally pissed
With a plan to meet tomorrow
With their birds at the cliff
Next day at the cliff
Followed the trail to the top
Stood at the edge
Looked down at the drop
Opened the cages
Took out their birds
The brother with the budgie said
“I’ll go first”
Said the brother with the parrot
That looks like fun
I’m gonna make it interesting
I’m gonna take me gun
The brother with the hen said,”Wait for me”
We’ll jump with our birds
On the count of three
Over they went
As they dropped straight down
The brother with the parrot
Fired off a few rounds
Followed by the brother who was clutching the hen
Splat, splat, splat
All three of them
When they finally came to
And picked themselves up
Covered in beaks and feathers and guts
Dust themselves down
Checked for broken bones
Looked at eachother and said
“How’d ya go?”
First brother said,
“Budgie jumping’s rough”
And the second one said,
“Parrot shooting sucks”
And the brother with the hen
Was the last to get up
Looked at his brothers and said,
“Yeah, well hen gliding’s fucked”