Canary Isolations

I lost the Canary
I really don't know how
It just got away
What do I do now?

Did it fly the coop
and flitter out the door?
Or did it squeeze through cell bars
and sneak down to the floor

I lost the Canary
I had an awful fright
Slipped down to the kitchen
Tripped the 'lectric light
Looked above the table
clearly I could see...
A book, a match, some candle wax
And an empty cage glarin' at me

There it hangs from its hook
with nary a tweet or a twitter
Door shut tight, and oh, it glows
Iron bars painted gold and aglitter

I lost the Canary
I don't know when
It was here when I went to bed
Not when I came back again

I fed it good food
gave it good pats
played with it daily
saved it from cats

I know what will happen
They'll come home in a rage
blame me for everything
Now I'm the one in the cage

Maybe if I sit here
with my bowl full of snacks
wait real quietly
I can lure it back

But my neck is getting achy
and the bars cramp my spine
My knees bump my teeth
Other than that I'm fine

I lost the Canary
I hope it returns
I'll give it nothing but presents
and fat juicy worms

It used to sit on my shoulder
peck my head with little kisses
The truth,if it be known,
Is I'm really going to miss it

My heart hurts with aching
My eyes are all weepy
So I'll wait in this cage
Until you come back Canary

Oh why did I lose the Canary
Oh why, why, why, why
Gonna wait right here
'Til I die, die, die, die

It's getting kinda dark now
And frankly kinda scary
But I'm gonna wait in this cage
'til you come back Canary

written 7/15/00 by Jeff Couch