Lyrics Roger Waters – Honest Bird, Simple Bird

MARIE MARIANNE
Honest bird, simple bird
Just longing to be spreading the word
Feeling the rain, feeling the sun

MALE CHORUS
Singing is forbidden in the fig tree
Singing is forbidden in the olive tree
Singing is forbidden in the pear tree
No singing in the olive or the fig or the pear tree

MALE CHORUS & CHILDREN
No more singing in the fig tree
No more singing in the pear tree
Someone’s hanging in the olive
There’s someone hanging in the olive tree
Singing in the fig tree, that’s forbidden
Singing in the pear tee, that’s forbidden
Singing in the olive, that’s forbidden
Someone’s hanging in the olive tree
Someone’s hanging in the olive tree

MARIE MARIANNE
You come to earth, you have no choice
Could be a seamstress or serving girl
Or butcher’s boy
Could be a dead beat
Or one of the elite
Maybe the bird ill find his voice
And make a choice