Birds Like People

Birds Like People by Halladay Quist
Come gather round hear what I say
I’ll share a story from back in the day
Just a little something my elder taught me
About the difference between you and me
Take a look around and what do you see
Different kinds of birds flying through the trees
Some eating seeds and some like bugs
Some flying low or high up above
Some like to squeak and some like to chirp
Some like to whooo and some like to slurp
Some living in a nest, some in a hole
Some stay home, others flying to the poles
Birds are like people each have their own way
Of living a life in the world today
If we learn from each other we’ll find a way
Birds are like People
Each have their own way
Birds are like People, People like Birds
Look at the people of this land
Different kind of man their own kind of brands
They speak their own language they live their own lives
They eat all kinds of food they have their own tribes
Like the Blackfeet, the Sioux, the Crow, the Cheyenne,
the Nez Perce, the Umatilla, and Yakima Clans
From the hills of the plains all the way to the coast,
Let’s raise a glass and give them a toast!
Birds are like people each have their own way
Of living a life in the world today
If we learn from each other we’ll find a way
Birds are like People
Each have their own way
Birds are like People, People like Birds
Birds are like people each have their own way
Of living a life in the world today
If we learn from each other we’ll find a way
Birds are like People
Each have their own way
Birds are like People, People like Birds