Poisoning Pigeons In The Park 1953

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 10 Nov 2002

[Spoken:] I'd like to take you now on
wings of song, as it were,
and try and help you forget
perhaps for a while your drab,
wretched lives. Here's a song all
about spring-time in general,
and in particular, about one
of the many delightful pastimes
the coming of spring affords us all.

[Sing:] Spring is here,
asuhpuhring is here.
Life is skittles and life is beer.
I think the loveliest time
of the year is the spring.
[Spoken:] I do, don't you? 'Course you do.
[Sing:] But there's one thing
that makes spring complete for me,
And makes ev'ry Sunday a treat for me.

All the world seems in tune
On a spring afternoon,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
Ev'ry Sunday you'll see
My sweetheart and me,
As we poison the pigeons in the park.

When they see us coming,
the birdies all try an' hide,
But they still go for peanuts
when coated with cyanide.
The sun's shining bright,
Ev'rything seems all right,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.

We've gained notoriety,
And caused much anxiety
In the Audubon Society
With our games.
They call it impiety,
And lack of propriety,
And quite a variety
Of unpleasant names.
But it's not against any religion
To want to dispose of a pigeon.

So if Sunday you're free,
Why don't you come with me,
And we'll poison the pigeons in the park.
And maybe we'll do in
a squirrel or two,
While we're poisoning pigeons in the park.

We'll murder them all
amid laughter and merriment.
Except for the few
we take home to experiment.
My pulse will be quickenin'
With each drop of strych'nine
We feed to a pigeon.
It just takes a smidgin!
To poison a pigeon in the park.

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Poisoning Pigeons In The Park 1953
by Tom Lehrer
copyright 1953 and 1968 by Tom Lehrer
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Saturday 09 November 2002 at 23.57
in association with Doug Grierson
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