[TR24][OF] “Little” Jimmy Dickens - May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose - 1965/2015 (Country)

James Cecil Dickens, better known as 'Little' Jimmy Dickens, was an American country music singer famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size, 4'11" (150 cm), and his rhinestone-studded outfits, which he is given credit for introducing into country music live performances. He started as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1948 and became a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983. Before his death he was the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry.

Little Jimmy Dickens may have been small, but he knew how to get a big laugh out of a crowd. Dickens was well-known for his comical novelty songs, which still crack country fans up today. One of Dickens' most side-splitting tunes was a little ditty called "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose." The clever piece was written by Neal Merritt, and went on to become Dickens' best-performing single. It spent two weeks at No. 1 that November, and stayed on the chart for a total of 18 weeks On the overall Billboard Hot 100 the song peaked at No. 15.
The song is broken up into three verses and a chorus. In each verse, Dickens describes a situation in which he ended up insulting someone, though it wasn't necessarily intentional. For example, in the first verse Dickens angers a beggar when he only drops a penny into his cup. The beggar and the other people that Dickens insults in the song insult him back by exclaiming, "may the bird of paradise fly up your nose!". In Dickens' humorous hands, "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" turned into a tune that had country fans howlin' with laughter. It was even more hilarious to watch Dickens perform on television, like he did during a 1965 appearance on the Bobby Lord Show.