Song Info:[]
Poisoning Pigeons In The Park Was Released In 1959 And Was Apart Of The Album "An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer"
Lyrics:[]
Spring is here A-suh-puh-ring is here Life is skittles and life is beer I think the loveliest time Of the year is the spring I do, don't you? 'Course you do But there's one thing That makes spring complete for me And makes every Sunday A treat for me
All the world seems in tune On a spring afternoon When we're poisoning pigeons in the park Every 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 Everything 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
Listen To The Song:[]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MAC0KhjE_0
Trivia:[]
- In Later Versions Of The Song, "Maybe We'll Do In A Squirrel Or Two" Was Changed To "Maybe We'll Do In A Sparrow Or Two"
