To Kill a Mockingbird

He sits outside my window The loudest thing I've ever heard He keeps me awake all night long I'm gonna kill that mockingbird He even mimics my wife snoring He's a mockingbird you see My wife's half deaf, she can't hear him Sawing logs up in that tree When daylight comes he's as quiet as a mouse And I just can't find his nest I think that bird thinks he's smarter than me So I'll put him to the test I put on my best camouflage With a flashlight taped to my hat I crawled on my belly, behind my house To see where he was at I stayed outside all night long And that bird didn't utter a sound My back was aching and my butt was sore From sleeping on the cold,cold ground The very next night I went to bed And that bird started singing once more But I think he must have invited some friends 'Cause it was a whole lot louder than before To make a long story short, I out smarted that bird And now he's as quiet as a mouse For now I sleep outside every night In my bed behind the house