<Table> <Tr> <Td> "He Stands Real Tall" (1965) </Td> <Td> "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" (1965) </Td> <Td> "When the Ship Hit the Sand" (1966) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "He Stands Real Tall" (1965) </Td> <Td> "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" (1965) </Td> <Td> "When the Ship Hit the Sand" (1966) </Td> </Tr> <P> "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" is a 1965 novelty song performed by Little Jimmy Dickens . It was Dickens' most successful single on the U.S. country music chart . 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 . </P> <P> The song, written by Neal Merritt, was inspired by one of the many comic putdowns uttered by host Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show . </P>

Who sings may the bird of paradise fly up your nose