The Ostrich-Flanders & Swann

[ti:The Ostrich] [ar:Flanders & Swann] [al:The Complete Flanders & Swann] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Ostrich - Flanders & Swann [00:05.75]Peek-a-Boo I can't see you [00:08.24]Everything must be grand [00:10.95]Boo-ka-Pee they can't see me [00:13.61]As long as I've got me head in the sand [00:16.72]Peek-a-Boo it may be true [00:19.08]There's something in what you've said [00:21.59]But we've got enough troubles in everyday life [00:24.83]I just bury me head [00:27.25]Oh Ostrich consider hw the world we know [00:30.53]Is trembling on the brink [00:32.93]Have you heard the news may I hear your views [00:35.86]Will you tell me what you think [00:39.15]The Ostrich lifted its head from the sand [00:42.29]About an inch or so; [00:45.15]'You will please excuse but disturbing news [00:48.62]I have no wish to know ' [00:51.95]Oooh Peek-a-Boo I can't see you [00:55.92]Everything must be grand [00:58.76]Boo-ka-Pee they can't see me [01:01.56]As long as I've got me head in the sand [01:04.55]Peek-a-Boo it may be true [01:07.00]There's something in what you've said [01:09.47]But we've got enough troubles in everyday life [01:12.81]I just bury me head [01:15.23]Then I noticed suddenly where we were [01:18.36]I saw what time it was [01:20.81]Make haste I said It'll be too late [01:23.64]We must leave this place because [01:26.67]He stuffed his wingtips into his ears; [01:30.00]He would not hear me speak [01:33.36]And back in the soft Saharan sand [01:37.06]He plunged his yellow beak [01:41.87]Oooh Peek-a-Boo I can't see you [01:45.69]Everything must be grand [01:48.67]Boo-ka-Pee they can't see me [01:51.50]As long as I've got me head in the sand [01:54.51]Peek-a-Boo it may be true [01:57.22]There's something in what you've said [01:59.77]But we've got enough troubles in everyday life [02:02.91]I just bury me [02:05.58] [02:16.75]From a sheltered oasis a mile away [02:20.00]I observed that dreadful scene [02:23.61]And a single plume came floating down [02:27.50]Where my Ostrich friend had been [02:30.86]Because he could not bear the sound [02:34.22]Of these words I had left unsaid; [02:38.72]'Here in this nuclear testing ground [02:42.92]Is no place to bury your head '