hey mr mockingbird flying around
making fun of all the other birdies in town
youd better hope they dont catch up with you
strip you of your feathers and your voicebox too
i think that its strange that theres a bird
without its own voice without its own words
hey hey mr mockingbird
i think that you are quite absurd
and he says
chorus
father texas watches over me
sleeping under the live oak tree
wide open spaces and big blue skies
hell know what to do when its my time to die
hey miss bluebonnet out in the fields
spreading yourself without any yield
covering up the green with patches of blue
why are people so in love with you
they think youre a flower and plant your seed
come out every spring to check their deeds
hey miss bluebonnet cant they see
that you are just a damned ole weed
and she says
bridge
these memories of mine that i hold dear
are like an armadillo with a can of beer
hes on his back, hes seen better days
hes a road kill symbol on the lone star highways
hey mr cowboy tall and lean
playing on fields of artificial green
contracts and agents are on your mind
while sell yourself for another dime
the vaqueros of the past are all long gone
vanished are the ways that made them strong
hey mr cowboy dont you know
youre doing it all for a tv show
and he says
