The Helicopter Song

Up like a bird and high over the city Three men are missing I heard the warder cry It must have been a bird that flew into the prison Or one of those new Ministers" said the warder from Mountjoy Early one morning as the branchmen they were sleeping A little helicopter flew in from the sky Down into the yard were some prisoners were walking "Get ready for inspection" said the warder in the 'Joy Up like a bird and high over the city Three men are missing I heard the warder cry It must have been a bird that flew into the prison Or one of those new Ministers" said the warder from Mountjoy Down in the yard through the pushing and the shoving Three of the prisoners they climbed upon the bird And up and away they went into the grey skies "I think someone escaped" said the warder in the 'Joy Up like a bird and high over the city Three men are missing I heard the warder cry It must have been a bird that flew into the prison Or one of those new Ministers" said the warder from Mountjoy