David Seville
Miscellaneous
The Bird On My Head
The Bird On My Head
David Seville
Written by Ross Bagdasarian
-Peaked at # 34 in 1958
-David Seville who, in a earlier part of his career, under his real name (Ross Bagdasarian)
co-wrote Come On-a My House for Rosemary Clooney. As Seville, his Witch Doctor hit
# 1 in early 1958, and Bird followed it 3 months later. He then created The
Chipmunks and the rest is history. He died on 1/16/72 and his son took over The
Chipmunks.
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:
I'm just sittin' in a vacant lot with a bird sittin' on my head
I'm just sittin' in a vacant lot with a bird sittin' on my head
Wicked, wicked, cruel, cruel world
What have you done to me?
I belong in someone's arms
Wicked, wicked, cruel, cruel world
This is no kind of life
I should have a house and bed
We're just sittin' in a vacant lot and we haven't got a dime
The bird and me, lonely as can be, we're together all the time
Wicked, wicked, cruel, cruel world
What have you done to me?
I belong in someone's arms
Wicked, wicked, cruel, cruel world
What I say is no lie
We've been sittin' here so long
I'm just sittin' in a vacant lot
(both) The things we want we haven't got need a tree and house and bed
(both) Wicked, wicked, cruel, cruel world
What have you done to me?
and he belongs in a tree
(both) Wicked, wicked, cruel, cruel world
This is no kind of life
and he should have him a wife
Wicked, wicked, cruel, cruel world
What have you done to me?
I belong in someone's arms