The ostrich and the egret   Had a very fine flat to live   Figurine hutch, no the place wasn't much   But they got a peacock      His belongings were meager but   He was pretty would bring good luck   They would sing songs around the piano   And do the cakewalk      He would say what he's gonna do   He would say what he wanted to   Ostrich and egret were filled with regret   But the rent's well worth him      He felt things that they'd never felt   Like the slap of a feather belt   So, still they sit by the fireplace silent   A chill ran through them      Ostrich and egret and peacock   Had very small dreams   Thinking of them just reminds me of calendar scenes   Nobody's laughing when everyone's weeping, it seems      So, that's how we quit the forest   The scene wasn't what it used to be   The scene is never what it used to be   So, that's how we quit the forest      The scene wasn't what it used to be   The scene is never what it used to be   So, that's how we quit the forest