Canary in a Coal Mine

From Larry the Canary, Written by Ellen Wilkie and Illustrated by Sharon Koester, Rand McNally Elf Book, 1959

Oh Canary!
How can it be?
You left me here to bleed,
With the same old misery.

I heard nothing
Not a song, no warning
Did I turn a left cheek?
Is this revenge; you seek?
Or are you just plain mean.