My mother's father sold canaries
Downtown on Basin and Canal
They'd come from miles around
And when the sun went down
They would sing
My mother's father sold canaries
They wore the nicest feather crowns
He kept them in their cage
Until the break of day
When they'd sing
They would sing
'Baby, I think you fancy me
And for a price you can come and keep me company'
I'm looking down from this balcony
Waiting for a prince that's never gonna come for me
Never Never, Never Never, Never Never
He found it very necessary
To always try and please the crowd
He'd put them on display
For anyone who'd pay
They would sing
She told me, on the day he met me
He chose to turn his life around
He held me in his arms
And with a melted heart, set them free
Set them free
'Baby, I think you fancy me
And for a price you can come and keep me company'
I'm looking down from this balcony
Waiting for a prince that's never gonna come for me
He told them all to fly away, fly, fly, fly
Said, 'spread your wings & fly away fly, fly, fly
He told them all to fly away, fly, fly, fly
Said, 'spread your wings & fly away fly, fly, fly
My mother's father sold canaries
Downtown on Basin & Canal