Patrick Watson’s “Big Bird In a Small Cage”

No introduction. Just listen:

There was a house halfway ’round the world
And I was invited in for a small taste of gin
There was a hallway a thousand birds long
But the biggest one of all was in a cage too small

I asked the caretaker cuz he was the maker
Looked at me and laughed, took another sip from his glass, he said
Open up your ears and hearts
You put a big bird in a small cage and he’ll sing you a song
That we all love to sing along
To the sound of the bird that mourns

Well, we rolled into town, into sweet New Orleans
To the Apple Bell bar, it was a hole in the wall
The ceilings weren’t tall, the floors were the ground
But the sound that you would make would just warm the hearts

Well, it was quarter to twelve and the boys walked in
They got their black suits on and the songs would begin
You open up your ears and hearts
You put a big bird in a small cage and he’ll sing you a song
That we all love to sing along
To the sound of the bird that mourns

You’ve already listened to the song for free at CBC Radio 3’s New Music Canada. You can find more music by Patrick Watson on iTunes, at CBC Radio 3, at MySpace Music, or on his official website.