They called him Bird
A name that you've heard
Blowing on the radio
A certain sound hitting hard
I couldn't let it go
The world looked the same
For what he played
A universal word of courtesy
People paying the first hour of heaven
One two three four five six seven
His name was Bird
He was one of the herd
He showed us all how to play in every way
He blew his horn
Like no one before
But he needed too much booze
It wrecked his life
He left his wife
But they knew his heart was true
Tamarillo was the place
Where they save you from space
And he played like a man
Twenty years ago he found peace of life
In the eyes of a baroness
His name was Bird
He was one of the herd
He showed us all how to play in every way
They called him Bird
A name that you've heard
Blowing on the radio
A certain sound hitting hard
I couldn't let it go
The world looked the same
For what he played
A universal word of courtesy
People paying the first hour of heaven
One two three four five six seven
His name was Bird
He was one of the herd
He showed us all how to play in every way