Don't Buy a Parrot from a Sailor

Don't Buy a Parrot from a Sailor
General information
Feature films	One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Lyrics	Mel Leven
Performers	Jasper and Horace

"Don't Buy a Parrot from a Sailor" is an unused song written by Mel Leven for the 1961 film One Hundred and One Dalmatians. It was intended to be sung by Jasper and Horace at the De Vil Mansion in the style of a cockney pub chant.

Lyrics

A parrot makes an awful pet when he's been out to sea
You might say he'd be nothin' but your feathered enemy
He's tough and old, he's rough and bold
And his neck should be wrung
In 'is big beak, he's got a shrieky, disrespectful tongue

So...
Don't buy a parrot from a sailor
Don't buy a parrot from a sailor
All them birds say embarrassin' words
So, don't buy a parrot from a sailor

Now, shy Miss Molly bought a Polly
From a sailor lad
She put him in her hatbox
So's you'd not know what she had
She took a crowded bus back home
And thought she'd have a stroke
Each time the bloomin' hatbox told another salty joke

So...
Don't buy a parrot from a sailor
Don't buy a parrot from a sailor
All them birds say embarrassin' words
So, don't buy a parrot from a sailor

The cookery in a fine cafe
He bought a parrot, too
One night while cook was servin' up
A tasty rabbit stew
His customers was horrified
Their appetites went flat
When Polly flew around and cried:
"We'll miss you, pussycat"

So...
Don't buy a parrot from a sailor
Don't buy a parrot from a sailor
All them birds say embarrassin' words
So, don't buy a parrot from a sailor

Don't buy a parrot from a sailor
Don't buy a parrot from a sailor
All them birds say embarrassin' words
So, don't buy a parrot from a sailor!

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Media Films: One Hundred and One Dalmatians (video/soundtrack) • 101 Dalmatians (video/soundtrack) • 102 Dalmatians (video/soundtrack) • 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (video) • Cruella (video/soundtrack/score) • Cruella 2 Television series: 101 Dalmatians: The Series • 101 Dalmatian Street • 101 Dalmatians Plantation Video Games: Animated StoryBook: 101 Dalmatians • Math Antics with Disney's 101 Dalmatians • Disney Hotshots: Disney's 101 Dalmatians • 101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor • 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue • 102 Dalmatians: Activity Center • 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure • Kingdom Hearts Books: Disney Princess Beginnings • Hello, Cruel Heart • Be Careful What You Wish Fur • Evil Thing: A Tale of That Devil Woman • Evil Thing: A Villains Graphic Novel Disney Parks Disney's All-Star Movies Resort • Club Villain • Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom • Midship Detective Agency Entertainment: Disney Classics: The Music & The Magic • The Golden Mickeys • Villains Tonight! Parades: Disney Cinema Parade Fireworks: Momentous • Wonderful World of Animation • Wondrous Journeys Halloween: Disney's Maleficious Halloween Party • Frightfully Fun Parade • Happy Hallowishes • Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular • House of De Vil-lains • It's Good to be Bad with the Disney Villains • Let's Get Wicked • Mickey's Boo-to-You Halloween Parade • Re-Villains! Halloween Parade • Scream and Shout Halloween Parade • The Disney Villains Halloween Showtime • The Villains Rockin’ Halloween • The Villains' Halloween "Into the Frenzy" • Treat Trails • Villains Mix and Mingle • Villains Night Out! Chapter 2 Characters One Hundred and One Dalmatians: Pongo • Perdita • Roger Radcliffe • Anita Radcliffe • Nanny • Cruella De Vil • Jasper and Horace • Dalmatian Puppies • Lucky • Patch • Rolly • Penny • Freckles • Pepper • Danny • Scottie • Towser • Lucy • Captain • Sergeant Tibbs • Colonel • Thunderbolt • Dirty Dawson • Prissy • Coco • Collie • The Cows • Labrador 101 Dalmatians: The Series: Cadpig • Spot • Mooch • Tripod • Scorch • Lieutenant Pug • Mayor Ed Pig • Dumpling • Cornelia • Swamp Rat • Cydne • Steven • Persian Pete • Vendella De Vil • Go-Go • Blaze • Cave Pup • Rebecca • The Vandercreams • Amber Dearly • P.H. De Vil • Cecil B. De Vil • Ivy De Vil • Malevola De Vil • Judge Dimsdale De Vil 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure: Lil' Lightning • Lars • Ears (deleted) 101 Dalmatians: Herbert • Alonzo • Mr. Skinner • Jewel • Dipstick • Fidget • Two-Tone • Whizzer • Kipper 101 Dalmatian Street: Dylan • Dolly • Dawkins • Doug • Delilah • Triple-D • Dante • D.J. • Deepak • Diesel • Dorothy • Da Vinci • Delgado • Dizzy & Dee Dee • Dimitri Trio • Portia Poodle • Fergus Fox • Hansel • Roxy • Snowball • Clarissa • Pearl • Hunter De Vil • Spike • Constantin • Sid • Big Fee • Spencer Sausage Dog • Summer • Chips • Arabella • Prunella • Bessie • Apollo • Cuddles • Doctor Dave • Godfrey • Hugo • Stanislav Video game characters: Patches 102 Dalmatians: Chloe Simon • Kevin Shepherd • Jean-Pierre Le Pelt • Dottie • Little Dipper • Domino • Oddball • Fluffy • Drooler • Chomp • Digger • Waddlesworth • Ewan Cruella: Baroness Von Hellman • Buddy • Wink • Artie • John • Catherine Miller • The Baroness' Dalmatians • Gerald Episodes 101 Dalmatians: The Series ABC Episodes: "Home is Where the Bark Is" • "He Followed Me Home" • "Love 'Em and Flea 'Em" • "Howl Noon" • "Easy on the Lies" • "Two for the Show" • "An Officer and a Gentledog" • "Bad to the Bone" • "Southern Fried Cruella" • "Swine Song" • "Watch for Falling Idols" • "The High Price of Fame" • "The Great Cat Invasion" • "No Train, No Gain" • "Rolly's Egg-Celent Adventure" • "Wild Chick Chase" • "The Dogs of DeVil" • "Dog's Best Friend" • "A Christmas Cruella" • "Out to Launch" • "Prophet and Loss" Syndicated Episodes: "You Slipped a Disk" • "Chow About That?" • "Tic Track Toe" • "Lucky All Star" • "Shake, Rattle, and Woof" • "Cadpig Behind Bars" • "Leisure Lawsuit" • "Purred It Through the Grapevine" • "Our Own Digs" • "Goose Pimples (Goose Pamples)" • "Two Faces of Anita" • "The Fungus Among Us" • "Market Mayhem" • "Lucky to be Alone" • "Four Stories Up" • "It's a Swamp Thing" • "Roll Out the Pork Barrel" • "Alive N' Chicken" • "Prima Doggy" • "You Say It's Your Birthday" • "Oozy Does It" • "Barnboozled" • "Citizen Canine" • "Full Metal Pullet" • "Dough the Right Thing" • "Frisky Business" • "Cadet of the Month" • "Valentine Daze" • "Close But No Cigar" • "Invasion of the Doggy Snatchers" • "Smoke Detectors" • "Lobster Tale" • "Double Dog Dare" • "Mooove It On Over" • "Shipwrecked" • "Mall Pups" • "Shrewzle Watch" • "The Life You Save" • "Spots and Shots" • "On the Lamb" • "Treasure of Swamp Island" • "Lord of the Termites" • "Fountain of Youth" • "Walk a Mile in My Tracks" • "Cruella World" • "Hail to the Chief" • "Food for Thought" • "The Maltese Chicken" • "Film Fatale" • "My Fair Chicken" • "Snow Bounders" • "Gnaw or Never" • "Poison Ivy" • "Twelve Angry Pups" • "The Good-bye Chick" • "Robo-Rolly" • "Splishing and Splashing" • "Virtual Lucky" • "Cupid Pups" • "The Artist Formerly Known as Spot" • "The Nose Knows" • "K is for Kibble" • "Humanitarian of the Year" • "Beauty Pageant Pandemonium" • "Hog-Tied" • "Coup DeVil" • "Every Little Crooked Nanny" • "Cone Head" • "Channels" • "Un-Lucky" • "The Making of..." • "Best of Show" • "Walk on the Wild Side" • "Horace and Jasper's Big Career Move" • "DeVil-Age Elder" • "Jurassic Bark" • "My Fair Moochie" • "Dog Food Day Afternoon" • "Spot's Fairy God-Chicken" • "Good Neighbor Cruella" • "Animal House Party" • "Dalmatian Vacation, Part I - Road Warriors" • "Dalmatian Vacation, Part II - Cross-Country Calamity" • "Dalmatian Vacation, Part III - Dearly Beloved" 101 Dalmatian Street Shorts: "Merry Pups" • "Muddy Pups" • "Prank Pups" • "Ransom Pups" • "Target Pups" • "Yoga Pups" • "Jurassic Pups" "Space Pups" • "Disco Pups" • "Diva Pups" Season One: "Dog's Best Friend" • "Boom Night" • "Power to the Puppies" • "Who The Dog Do You Think You Are?" • "Walkies on the Wild Side" • "May Contain Nuts" • "Winter Funderland" • "Snow Day" • "Perfect Match" • "All Fired Up" • "Poetry Scam" • "Crushed Out" • "Girls' Day Out" • "The Woof Factor" • "The Nose Job" • "My Fair Dolly" • "Flea-Mageddon" • "A Right Royal Rumble" • "Dal-Martians" • "A Date with Destiny... Dallas and Déjà Vu" • The Wow of Miaow • Fear Window • The Dog House • A Summer to Remember • Long Tongue Day • Doggy Da Vinci • London, We Have a Problem • It's My Party • Fox in the Dog House • Fetch • Don't Push Your Luck • The Curse of the Ferrydog • The Walls Are Alive • Diamond Dogs • Ride Along • Poodlewolf • The Longest Night • Balancing Act • Dawkins Strikes Back • Poodlefall! • Dotty Dancing • Yappily Ever After • D-Factor • Puppy Dreams • Dante's Inferno • Better the De Vil You Know • The De Vil Wears Puppies Locations London • Regents Park • De Vil Manor • Dinsford • Dearly Farm • Gruteley County • Cherry Tree Farm • House of DeVil • 101 Dalmatian Street • 2nd Time Around • Liberty London • House of Baroness • John's Apartment Songs Films: Cruella De Vil • Kanine Krunchies • Dalmatian Plantation • Playful Melody • I See Spots • Try Again • You're the One • Digga Digga Dog • So Fabulous, So Fierce • Who's Sorry Now? • Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps • Livin' Thing • Call Me Cruella • These Boots Are Made for Walkin' • I'm Gettin' Good at Being Bad • Cruella • What Can a Bird Do? • The Language of Dogs Animated Storybook: I Love Fur • Puppies, Oh, Puppies • Twilight Bark • Up the Stair • Cover Yourselves with Soot Television series: 1-0-1 • Dalmatian Vacation • Surf Puppies • I Got My Pups with Me • It's a Dog's Life • In the House • Dolly's Rap • Dogs are Out for Summer Sun • It's a Prank • We're Sending You Love Deleted: Don't Buy a Parrot from a Sailor • March of the One Hundred and One • Cheerio, Good-Bye, Toodle-oo, Hip Hip! • One Hundred and One • The Creation of Cruella De Vil See also Cruella's car • Jasper and Horace's truck • The Thunderbolt Adventure Hour • What's My Crime? • The Disney Afternoon • House of Mouse • Once Upon a Time • The Further Adventures of Thunderbolt