Bilbo The Finch Poem by Juan Olivarez

Tiki, Tiki, Tia, all day long,
Tiki, Tiki, Tia, still going strong.
Tiki, Tiki, Tia, sings Bilbo the finch,
All day and all night, it's a lead pipe cinch.

About the size of your finger,
Bilbo is beautiful orange and brown.
Man he's a ringer,
Flitting up and down.

Tiki, Tiki, Tia, all the day through,
Tiki, Tiki, Tia, Bilbos never blue.
Tiki, Tiki, Tia, he sings constantly,
Tiki, Tiki, Tia, we hear happily.

Bilbo is a finch, a tiny little thing,
Bilbo is the happiest being i've ever seen.
He's never shy when on the stage,
Singing away from his little bird cage.

Tiki, Tiki, Tia, all day long,
Tiki, Tiki, Tia, still going strong.
TikI, Tiki, Tia, sings Bilbo the finch,
All day and all night, it's a lead pipe cinch.

6/4/10 29 palms ca.