a bird in a cage can t use its wings one day she might refuse to sing you ll find some feathers on the floor and an open door ooh ooh whatcha gonna do when your little bird flies away hey hey ooh ooh whatcha gonna say whatcha gonna do when your little bird flies away a bird in a cage is on display people they poke and stare all day if she can get those bars to bend she wont be back again ooh ooh whatcha gonna do when your little bird flies away hey hey ooh ooh whatcha gonna say whatcha gonna do when your little bird flies away free to touch the sky she never dreamed shed ever fly so high ooh ooh whatcha gonna do when your little bird flies away hey hey ooh ooh whatcha gonna say whatcha gonna do when your little bird flies away