[Verse]
Father put on an overcoat
Mother put on a gown
They put a raincoat on the baby
And buttoned it up and down
Buttoned it up and down

Are we going to the circus
With the lost and the dispossessed?
Throw a crumb and watch us come
The birds of the Wild West
The birds of the Wild West

[Chorus]
I know your love keeps shining
All around me
Though I know our time has passed
The rain will pound and the violin
Will fall from the Devil's chin
And we'll be home at last
Home at last

[Verse]
Mother sat on a folding chair
Where the red, red river flows
Combing blossoms from her hair
The joys of thе open road
The joys of the opеn road
She picked an orchid from a limb
Pinned it softly to my chest
Laid me down among the poor
I'm a bird of the Wild West
I'm a bird of the Wild West

[Chorus]
I know your love keeps shining
All around me
Though I know our time has passed
The rain will pound and the violin
Will fall from the Devil's chin
And we'll be home at last
Home at last
Home at last
Home at last