The Bird (George Jones song)

"The Bird"
Single by George Jones
from the album Too Wild Too Long
Genre	Country
Length	2:53
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Dennis Knutson, A.L. "Doodle" Owens
Producer(s)	Billy Sherrill
George Jones singles chronology
"I Turn to You" (1987) "The Bird" (1987) "I'm a Survivor" (1988)

"The Bird" is a song written by Dennis Knutson and A.L. "Doodle" Owens and recorded by country music artist George Jones. It comically recounts how a parrot exposes the narrator's infidelities to his wife, who walks out on him. Before she leaves he stops her at the curb and declares, "The last thing I gave her was the bird." The song contains a double entendre, with the tag line possibly referencing the obscene gesture of "flipping the bird." Epic Records released it as a single from George's 1987 LP Too Wild Too Long and it became a Top-30 country hit.

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	26
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	39

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