The Caged Java Sparrow

His ancestral home is Java out by the Java sea
And though born in cage his instincts tell him that he should live free
And unlike budgerigar and canary who tame quite easily
The shy sparrow of Java pine in captivity.

Lovebirds and zebra finches adapt to life in cage
And most birds bred in avaiaries can live to ripe old age
But the bright blue java sparrow though born in cage will pine
As he's got an inborn love for freedom for rice fields and sun shine.

In this well known Melbourne pet shop all kinds of pets for sale
Young puppies, hamsters, rabbits, finches, parrots and quail
But of all of the caged in creatures one show true signs of
fear
The Java sparrow restless when human standing near.

I'd really like to buy him and take him home with me
And open up his cage door and set the poor bird free
And give him what he yearn for what he would most enjoy
The wide and open spaces the freedom of the sky.

But then his greatest battle would be to stay alive
For in the open spaces I doubt that he'd survive
The native birds would kill him so in pet shop he can stay
As he's better off living in cage than dying in such a way.