Birdhouse in Your Soul - They Might Be Giants, John Flansburgh, John Linnell

Im your only friend

Im not your only friend

But Im a little glowing friend

But really Im not actually your friend

But I am Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch

Who watches over you

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Not to put too fine a point on it Say Im the only bee in your bonnet

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

I have a secret to tell

From my electrical well

Its a simple message and Im leaving out the whistles and bells

So the room must listen to me Filibuster vigilantly

My name is blue canary one note* spelled l-i-t-e

My storys infinite

Like the longines symphonette it doesnt’t’t rest

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch

Who watches over you

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Not to put too fine a point on it Say Im the only bee in your bonnet

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Im your only friend

Im not your only friend

But Im a little glowing friend

But really Im not actually your friend

But I am There’s a picture opposite me Of my primitive ancestry

Which stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck free

Though I respect that a lot

Id be fired if that were my job

After killing jason off and countless screaming argonauts

Bluebird of friendliness

Like guardian angels it’s always near

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch

Who watches over you

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Not to put too fine a point on it Say Im the only bee in your bonnet

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

(and while you’re at it Keep the nightlight on inside the

Birdhouse in your soul)

Not to put too fine a point on it Say Im the only bee in your bonnet

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch (and while you’re at it)

Who watches over you (keep the nightlight on inside the)

Make a little birdhouse in your soul (birdhouse in your soul)

Not to put too fine a point on it Say Im the only bee in your bonnet

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch (and while you’re at it)

Who watches over you (keep the nightlight on inside the)

Make a little birdhouse in your soul (birdhouse in your soul)

Not to put too fine a point on it Say Im the only bee in your bonnet

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Notes

The dial-a-song version has the following significantly altered lyrics:

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch

He watches over you

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Not to put too fine a point on it Say Im the only bee in your bonnet

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

I have a secret to tell

Out when you’re all by yourself

There’s a time when even you get up and leave your nothing to dwell

I don’t want to talk about that

And no one listens to that

But for the one who does, and she’s the one you worry about

Don’t you say anything

If you have anything to do with it Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch

He watches over you

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Not to put too fine a point on it Say Im the only bee in your bonnet

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Id like to cover the earth

With a fresh-baked yummy dessert

People couldnt live in it, but I think it’s worth the money and hurt

Cause I couldnt tolerate

All the empty places in the world

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch

He watches over you

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Not to put too fine a point on it Say Im the only bee in your bonnet

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

I don’t feel thirty

Give me something to write on I don’t feel three hundred

Give me something to write on