Tom Paxton - Birds On The Table lyrics

I went down to Barbados a year ago. We had a beautiful holiday together, and we stayed in a nice hotel where they brought breakfast to our room on a nice big tray and each room had a kind of an outdoor table. It was beautiful to sit there and have breakfast but the second you walked away from the table - whrrrrrr! - every bird in the Caribbean came down looking to score. I decided it was worth a song to write for my kids, and Angel and I are gonna do it for you... Birds on the table pickin' at the crumbs Look out birdies when the housemaid comes She's gonna catch you eatin' when she comes to clean the room She's gonna rattle your feathers with a three-foot broom In the mornin' when the sun comes up above the sea In the mornin' when my lady loves me Birds on the juice gla** sitting on the rim Thanks for the juice it could use a little gin Barbados blackbird what he likes the most Is tellin' all the sparrows that's the bu*ter for the toast In the mornin' when the sun comes up above the sea In the mornin' when my lady loves me O - they're gonna finish up the coffee O - a little bacon tastes great O - it only needs a little pepper Every little bird is gonna polish up his plate Birds on the table talkin' while I eat Hello baby, what a funny place to meet Peckin' on the table, peckin' on the floor Tellin' me tomorrow try to leave a little more In the mornin' when the sun comes up above the sea In the mornin' when my lady loves me O - they're gonna finish up the coffee O - a little bacon tastes great O - it only needs a little pepper Every little bird is gonna polish up his plate Birds on the table talkin' while I eat Hello baby, what a funny place to meet Peckin' on the table, peckin' on the floor Tellin' me tomorrow try to leave a little more In the mornin' when the sun comes up above the sea In the mornin' when my lady loves me