Birdhouse in Your Soul

<br>I`m your only friend<br>I`m not your only friend<br>But I`m a little glowing friend<br>But really I`m not actually your friend<br>But I am<br><br>Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch<br>Who watches over you<br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul<br>Not to put too fine a point on it<br>Say I`m the only bee in your bonnet<br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul<br><br>I have a secret to tell<br>From my electrical well<br>It`s a simple message and I`m leaving out the whistles and bells<br>So the room must listen to me<br>Filibuster vigilantly<br>My name is blue canary one note* spelled l-i-t-e<br>My story`s infinite<br>Like the Longines Symphonette it doesn`t rest<br><br>Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch<br>Who watches over you<br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul<br>Not to put too fine a point on it<br>Say I`m the only bee in your bonnet<br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul<br><br>I`m your only friend<br>I`m not your only friend<br>But I`m a little glowing friend<br>But really I`m not actually your friend<br>But I am<br><br>There`s a picture opposite me<br>Of my primitive ancestry<br>Which stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck free<br>Though I respect that a lot<br>I`d be fired if that were my job<br>After killing Jason off and countless screaming Argonauts<br>Bluebird of friendliness<br>Like guardian angels its always near<br><br>Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch<br>Who watches over you<br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul<br>Not to put too fine a point on it<br>Say I`m the only bee in your bonnet<br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul<br><br>(and while you`re at it<br>Keep the nightlight on inside the<br>Birdhouse in your soul)<br><br>Not to put too fine a point on it<br>Say I`m the only bee in your bonnet<br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul<br><br>Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch (and while you`re at it)<br>Who watches over you (keep the nightlight on inside the)<br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul (birdhouse in your soul)<br><br>Not to put too fine a point on it<br>Say I`m the only bee in your bonnet<br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul<br><br>Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch (and while you`re at it)<br>Who watches over you (keep the nightlight on inside the)<br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul (birdhouse in your soul)<br><br>Not to put too fine a point on it<br>Say I`m the only bee in your bonnet<br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul <br><br><br><br><br>Notes<br><br>The Dial-a-Song version has the following significantly altered lyrics:<br><br>Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch<br>He watches over you<br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul<br>Not to put too fine a point on it<br>Say I`m the only bee in your bonnet<br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul<br><br>I have a secret to tell<br>Out when you`re all by yourself<br>There`s a time when even you get up and leave your nothing to dwell<br>I don`t want to talk about that<br>And no one listens to that<br>But for the one who does, and she`s the one you worry about<br>Don`t you say anything<br>If you have anything to do with it<br><br>Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch<br>He watches over you<br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul<br>Not to put too fine a point on it<br>Say I`m the only bee in your bonnet<br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul<br><br>I`d like to cover the earth<br>With a fresh-baked yummy dessert<br>People couldn`t live in it, but I think it`s worth the money and hurt<br>`Cause I couldn`t tolerate<br>All the empty places in the world<br><br>Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch<br>He watches over you<br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul<br>Not to put too fine a point on it<br>Say I`m the only bee in your bonnet<br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul<br><br>Make a little birdhouse in your soul<br><br>I don`t feel thirty<br>Give me something to write on<br>I don`t feel three hundred<br>Give me something to write on