Birds Of Paradise Farm letra

My parents knew these people who
For all their faults were very nice;
They owned a farm whose "Olde Worlde" charm
Earned it the name of "Paradise".

We came to stay one holiday,
We played croquet and burned our arms;
But I was charmed and lost for words,
When first I heard the birds of Paradise Farm.

Singing gay songs all the day long,
Making love to the dinner gong,
Wondering when their human friend
Would come to feed them.

I looked in the trees and in the air,
I searched the eaves of disused barns
Till finally, to my despair,
I found the caged birds in Paradise Farm.

Singing gay songs all the day long,
Making love to the dinner gong,
Wondering why their tiny lives
Should be spent behind iron bars.

Now "Leonardo da Vinci",
"St. Francis of Assisi"...
But "Neil Hannon of The See House, Fivemiletown"-
Well, it doesn't sound quite right somehow!

Singing gay songs all summer long,
Making love to the dinner gong,
Wondering when their human friend
Would come to free them.

When the last day came, I took my time.
They called my name, and revved the car;
"When nature calls you must reply", they laughed,
Waving goodbye to Paradise Farm.

The Divine Comedy - Letras

• A Drinking Song
• A Lady Of a Certain Age
• A Seafood Song
• A Woman Of The World
• At The Indie Disco
• Bad Ambassador
• Bath
• Becoming Alfie
• Becoming More Like Alfie
• Bernice Bobs Her Hair
• Birds Of Paradise Farm
• Bleak Landscape
• Charge
• Charmed Life
• Comme Beaucoup De Messieurs (with French Humourist
• Commuter Love
• Death Of A Supernaturalist
• Don't Look Down
• Dumb It Down
• Eric, the gardener
• Europop
• Everybody Knows
• Eye Of The Needle
• Famous (the Magnetic Fields)
• Festive Road
• Generation Sex
• Geronimo
• Gin Soaked Boy
• Going Downhill Fast
• Hate My Way (throwing Muses)
• Here Comes The Flood
• I Like
• I Was Born Yesterday
• I´m All You Need
• I've Been To A Marvellous Party
• If
• Ignorance Is Bliss
• In & Out In Paris And London
• In Pursuit Of Happiness
• Indian Rain
• Johnny Mathis' Feet (american Music Club)
• Last Stand In Metroland
• Life On Earth
• Life's What You Make It (talk Talk)
• Little Acts Of Kindness
• Logic Vs Emotion
• London Irish
• Lost Property
• Love Is Lighter Than Air (the Magnetic Fields)
• Love What You Do
• Lucy
• Make It Easy On Yourself (scott Walker)
• Mastermind
• Middle-class Heroes
• Motorway To Damascus
• My Lovely Horse
• National Express
• Neptune's Daughter
• Note To Self
• Our Mutual Friend
• Overstrand
• Perfect Lovesong
• Postcard To Rosie
• Queen Of The South
• Radioactivity (kraftwerk)
• Regeneration
• Something For The Weekend
• Song Of Love
• Sunrise
• Sweden
• Tailspin
• Ten Seconds To Midnight
• The Beauty Regime
• The Booklovers
• The Certainty Of Chance
• The Dead Only Quickly (the Magnetic Fields)
• The Dogs And The Horses
• The Frog Princess
• The Heart Of Rock And Roll
• The Pop Singer's Fear Of The Pollen Count
• The Rise And Fall
• The Summerhouse
• Theme From Casanova
• There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (the Smiths)
• Three Sisters
• Thrillseeker
• Through A Long And Sleepless Night
• Timestretched
• Timewatching
• To Die A Virgin
• To The Rescue
• Tonight We Fly
• Too Young To Die
• Untitled Melody (edwyn Collins)
• Vapour Trail (ride)
• Victoria Falls
• When The Lights Go Out All Over Europe
• With Whom To Dance (the Magnetic Fields)
• Your Daddy's Car