The Ostrich Songtext
von Michael Flanders and Donald Swann

Peek-a-Boo, I can′t see you,
Everything must be grand.
Boo-ka-Pee, they can't see me,
As long as I′ve got me head in the sand.
Peek-a-Boo, it may be true,
There's something in what you've said,
But we′ve got enough troubles in everyday life,
I just bury me head.

Oh, Ostrich consider hw the world we know
Is trembling on the brink.
Have you heard the news, may I hear your views,
Will you tell me what you think.
The Ostrich lifted its head from the sand,
About an inch or so;
′You will please excuse, but disturbing news
I have no wish to know.'


Oooh, Peek-a-Boo, I can′t see you,
Everything must be grand.
Boo-ka-Pee, they can't see me,
As long as I′ve got me head in the sand.
Peek-a-Boo, it may be true,
There's something in what you′ve said,
But we've got enough troubles in everyday life,
I just bury me head.

Then I noticed suddenly where we were,
I saw what time it was.
Make haste, I said, It'll be too late,
We must leave this place because...
He stuffed his wingtips into his ears;
He would not hear me speak,
And back in the soft Saharan sand
He plunged his yellow beak.

Oooh, Peek-a-Boo, I can′t see you,
Everything must be grand.
Boo-ka-Pee, they can′t see me,
As long as I've got me head in the sand.
Peek-a-Boo, it may be true,
There′s something in what you've said,
But we′ve got enough troubles in everyday life,
I just bury me...

(BOOM)


From a sheltered oasis a mile away
I observed that dreadful scene.
And a single plume came floating down
Where my Ostrich friend had been.
Because he could not bear the sound
Of these words I had left unsaid;
'Here in this nuclear testing ground
Is no place to bury your head!′