Lyrics: Panama Freighter Album: Ian Anderson: The Secret Language Of Birds Artist: Jethro Tull   Night close in on a shanty town. Panama freighter wearing rusty brown. She sails tomorrow and she’s homeward bound. Head up on a lumpy sea….

Lyrics: The Little Flower Girl Album: Ian Anderson: The Secret Language Of Birds Artist: Jethro Tull   Down at the church the flower girl sits. legs innocent, apart. I make the picture puzzle fit to start your heart. Painted sister…

Lyrics: The Stormont Shuffle Album: Ian Anderson: The Secret Language Of Birds Artist: Jethro Tull   (instrumental)

Lyrics: Postcard Day Album: Ian Anderson: The Secret Language Of Birds Artist: Jethro Tull   My eyes are white circles above cheekbones on fire: Pale hand gripping my pen. Rounding up to the zero, adding infinite fractions, Letting nine become…

Lyrics: The Secret Language Of Birds, Pt. Ii Album: Ian Anderson: The Secret Language Of Birds Artist: Jethro Tull   No buzz words, fuzzy fudge words, So freeze those goalposts, don’t take the admiral on board. This hardy’s not for…

Lyrics: Circular Breathing Album: Ian Anderson: The Secret Language Of Birds Artist: Jethro Tull   Pick up my wings and fly Into a constable sky. Look down on the world and try To make you out on the distant ground….

Lyrics: Montserrat Album: Ian Anderson: The Secret Language Of Birds Artist: Jethro Tull   Fires on the mountain, and the dogs bark. Crash of the ocean swelling: crickets in the dark. The temperature is rising. the village gets no sleep….

Lyrics: Boris Dancing Album: Ian Anderson: The Secret Language Of Birds Artist: Jethro Tull   (instrumental)

Lyrics: The Water Carrier Album: Ian Anderson: The Secret Language Of Birds Artist: Jethro Tull   Crystal fountain springing from the hill. It irrigates your soul. you may drink your fill. Water of life, carried high. One hand upon the…

Lyrics: A Better Moon Album: Ian Anderson: The Secret Language Of Birds Artist: Jethro Tull   I see you better now, shaded in deeper blue. Hardly needing to carry the find-your-way lamp Down to the river. Tonight flies a better…