Percival the Parrot Hap Palmer

Percival the parrot was playing hide and seek
Squawking in the jungle, talking in a tree
"Find my colored feathers, see my curving beak."
From somewhere in the leaves he teased and said to me
Look front, back, side, side, up, down
Woah...then circle all around

I was looking hard but still I could not see
"Look a little faster." is what he said to me
Look front, back, side, side, up, down and circle all around
Front, back, side, side, up, down and circle all around

Laughing with a shriek, he grew a little bolder
"Try it once again and do it with your shoulder."
Front, back, side, side, up, down and circle all around
Front, back, side, side, up, down and circle all around

"You make me laugh," he said, "From this branch I fear I'll slip
Still, I'd like to see you try it with your hips!"
Front, back, side, side, up, down and circle all around
Front, back, side, side, up, down and circle all around

He laughed so hard he shook, then he slipped and tumbled down
Forgot to flap his wings and landed on the ground
When I picked him up and smoothed his ruffled feathers
Cheerfully he chirped, "Let's do it all together!"
Front, back, side, side, up, down and circle all around
Front, back, side, side, up, down and circle all around