Ballad of the New Jersey Parrots

Ballad of the New Jersey Parrots
(Sung to the tune of Dion's "Keep Away from Runaround Sue." The chords are: G - Em - C - D)

Here's my story, sad but true
Of the New Jersey parrots that we used to view
But the power company said they were pests
So they tore down every one of their nests...

Hey, hey - woe woe woe woe woe
Hey, hey - woe woe woe woe woe
Hey, hey - woe woe woe woe woe
Keep away from PSE&G!

Well, the New Jersey parrots were looking around
They said 'Edgewater's a pretty nice town
They've got robins and crows, and some ducks and geese
We can build us a home and live in some peace'

So the little green parrots from the Argentine
Built their nests way up in the power lines
But the power company said 'No Dice -
We don't care if you're fluffy and nice!'

BRIDGE: (C - G - C - D)
Well the parrots are going to leave this town
If you keep on tearing their nests down
People, want to make you wise
Or you'll have nothin' - flying in the skies!

There's a moral to this story every bird should know
The rain may fall and the wind may blow
But the single most dangerous thing you'll ever see
Are the big white trucks from PSE&G!

Hey, hey - woe woe woe woe woe
Hey, hey - woe woe woe woe woe
Hey, hey - woe woe woe woe woe
Keep away from PSE&G!

Hey, hey - woe woe woe woe woe
Hey, hey - woe woe woe woe woe
Hey, hey - woe woe woe woe woe
Keep away from PSE&G!


Sorry, folks. Bruce Springsteen wasn't available.

For more news on the situation affecting the New Jersey parrots, please visit EdgewaterParrots.com, a site run by my pal and co-author Alison Evans-Fragale.