Lyrics of this parody transcribed from the sound file at http://www.geocities.com/u2page5/

LISTEN TO THE GOONEY BIRD
(As sung by Homer & Jethro)

Listen to the gooney bird.
She's an out-o'-tuney bird.
You can always see her standin' on one leg.
Though she is a scrappy bird,
She's an unhappy bird,
'Cause she weighs three pounds an' lays a five-pound egg.

I was feelin' oh so merry
Till I passed a cemetery.
O'er a grave a feller was a-cryin':
--Why did you die? Why did you die? Why did you die?
--Is it your mother?
--Ah, no it ain't my mother.
--Well, then, is it your brother?
--No, it's another.
--Well, then, please tell me who is the guy?
--It's my wife's first husband. Why did you die?

Listen to the gooney bird.
What a crazy gooney bird,
Flyin' backwards all around an' back again!
Though she has a bird's-eye view,
Never looks ahead, it's true,
'Cause she wants to see it where that she has been.

Listen to the gooney bird.
She's a little puny bird.
I sure hope she knows about that house (?) o' mine.
Though she is a dizzy bird,
She's a-gonna be a busy bird,
'Cause she's a-settin' on a poison ivy vine.

[Recorded by Homer & Jethro on "Songs to Tickle Your Funny Bone," 1966.]