Been going through my collection again and found some more.
T-Rex - Ride A White Swan
"An owl was umpiring and in the background The Tindersticks were opening the Hamilton Bland Memorial Swimming Pool" - from 'Used To Be In Evil Gazebo' by Half Man Half Biscuit
Mbube (the original 'Lion Sleeps Tonight' which is sung in Zulu and has no mention of jungles or lions sleeping tonight) was first recorded in 1939, not far from where I'm sitting now, by Solomon Linda & The Evening Birds.
"Gulls in the sky and in my blue eyes" from Wonderful Life by Black
"I'm up the cuckoo tree" by Blancmange from the radio-friendly version of Living On The Ceiling.
"Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird" from Morning Has Broken by Cat Stevens. A cat singing about a bird is perhaps not a good idea!
"The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot" from Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 by Ian Dury And The Blockheads
"Even the sparrows are burning up with human love" from Against The Past by Luxuria (i.e. Howard Devoto)
"You think I'm a lame duck" from I Love You, You Dummy by Magazine.
"I see the birdies in the trees" and "Over where the Magpie struts" from Sleeping With Your Devil Mask by Robyn Hitchcock.
"The seagull on the seeping sand" from Love by Robyn Hitchcock
"Fancy poultry parts sold here.
Breasts and thighs and hearts.
Backs are cheap and wings are nearly free" from Ironbound (Fancy Poultry) by Suzanne Vega
"Metal bird dip wing of fire" from Flying North by Thomas Dolby
There are probably more, had I the time and inclination to check. And of course, one that thankfully is not in my collection, and no-one seems to have mentioned:
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep by Middle Of The Road
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