The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #13412   Message #3163422
Posted By: Jim Dixon
31-May-11 - 08:54 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Muskrat
Subject: Lyr Add: MUSKRAT (from Everly Brothers)
Indeed, you can hear this at YouTube:


MUSKRAT
As sung by the Everly Brothers, 1961

1. Muskrat, muskrat, what makes your back so slick?
I been livin' in the water all o' my life. It's a wonder I ain't sick,
I ain't sick, I ain't sick, I ain't sick.

2. Groundhog, groundhog, what makes your back so brown?
I been livin' in the ground all o' my life. It's a wonder I'm around,
I'm around, I'm around, I'm around.

3. Jaybird, jaybird, what makes you fly so high?
I been eatin' these acorns all o' my life. It's a wonder I don't die,
I don't die, I don't die, I don't die.

4. Rooster, rooster, what makes you crow(?) so hard?
I been scratchin' in the barnyard all o' my life. It's a wonder I ain't tired,
I ain't tired, I ain't tired, I ain't tired.

5. Tomcat, tomcat, what makes your tail so long?
I been prowlin' around all o' my life. It's a wonder I ain't gone,
I ain't gone, I ain't gone, I ain't gone.