Who who who Owls turn their heads around cuz they can't avert their eyes And 'who' is what the owl cries when his true lover lies bleeding bleeding Owls feel a lot of things that we don't realize 'Who' is what the owl cries when his true brother dies needing him needing him Who who who Owls see so many things they can't help but being wise 'Who' is what the owl cries when his true mother flies, leaving him leaving him Owls can't be bothered with all of the hows and whys And 'who' is what the owl cries when the blue southern skies plead for him plead for him Who who who One of these days the owls are gonna take me Wise old birds are really gonna wake me One of these days the owls are gonna take me Wise old birds are really gonna make me