The Caged Java Sparrow

His ancestral home is Java out by the Java sea And though born in cage his instincts tell him that he should live free And unlike budgerigar and canary who tame quite easily The shy sparrow of Java pine in captivity. Lovebirds and zebra finches adapt to life in cage And most birds bred in aviaries can live to ripe old age But the bright blue java sparrow though born in cage will pine As he's got an inborn love for freedom for rice fields and sun shine. In this well known Melbourne pet shop all kinds of pets for sale Young puppies, hamsters, rabbits, finches, parrots and quail But of all of the caged in creatures one show true signs of fear The Java sparrow restless when human standing near. I'd really like to buy him and take him home with me And open up his cage door and set the poor bird free And give him what he yearn for what he would most enjoy The wide and open spaces the freedom of the sky. But then his greatest battle would be to stay alive For in the open spaces I doubt that he'd survive The native birds would kill him so in pet shop he can stay As he's better off living in cage than dying in such a way.