THE JAYBIRD

The Jaybird he's my favorite

Of all the birds they is!

I think he's quite a stylish sight

In that blue suit of his:

An' when he' lights an' shuts his wings,

His coat's a "cutaway"—

I guess it's only when he sings

You'd know he wuz a jay.

I like to watch him when he's lit

In top of any tree,

'Cause all birds git wite out of it

When he 'lights, an' they see

How proud he act', an' swell an' spread

His chest out more an' more,

An' raise the feathers on his head

Like it's cut pompadore!

"I like to watch him."