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Thread #91914 Message #1751875
Posted By: Scoville
02-Jun-06 - 03:58 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Rattlesnake / Muskrat / Groundhog / etc.
Subject: Lyr Add: MUSKRAT (from Everly Brothers)
Oh, wait--found it online. Sort of. Everybody has the "jaybird" verse posted as "tapir", which is a pretty hilarious mondegreen, really.
I never said it made sense, anyway.
"MUSKRAT" a la the Everly Brothers
Muskrat, muskrat, what makes your back so slick?
I've been livin' in the water all my life,
It's a wonder I ain't sick,
I ain't sick, I ain't sick, I ain't sick,
Groundhog, groundhog, what makes your back so round?
I've been livin' in the ground all my life,
There's no wonder I ain't drowned, [?]
I ain't drowned, I ain't drowned, I ain't drowned.
Jaybird, jaybird, what makes you fly so high?
I've been eatin' these acorns all my life,
It's a wonder I don't die,
I don't die, I don't die, I don't die.
(instrumental)
Rooster, rooster, what makes your beak so hard?
I've been scratchin' in the barnyard all my life,
It's a wonder I ain't tired, [said "tahrd", of course]
I ain't tired, I ain't tired, I ain't tired.
Bobcat, bobcat, what makes your tail so long?
I've been prowlin' around all my life,
It's a wonder I ain't gone,
I ain't gone, I ain't gone, I ain't gone.