Animal Behaviour
by @berni1954
Skirmish: Catting and Dogging (@hmstreetteam)Liner Notes
I made use of the Timewarp Tuesday Prompt for 25th Feb to visit a skirmish I never got around to that looked fun: Catting and Dogging.
My narrator is a bit of an unreconstructed man, but he has also had his share of bad luck, so pity and karma balance perhaps.
INSTRUMENT Kala FMTE-C Tenor Ukulele @dudachris
Lyrics
(C) When I met Sandra she was (F) Porky (G) Pigging, (C) I was as happy as a (F) monkey in the (G) rigging (Bb) But pretty soon she started (C) pigging out (Bb) Pink Floyd ballooned and I (G) had to get out
(C) Ann batted her eyes at me (F) on first (G) sight (C) We were aardvarking then (F) every (G) night (Bb) But to other guys, that (C) bird also flaunted (Bb) And I chickened out of the (G) threesome she wanted
(Dm) Over indulgence of the (G) beast within (Dm) Can leave relationships (G) in a tailspin (Bb) I know we're animals at a (C) basic level But (Bb) taken too far we out(C)do the (F) devil
(C) I ducked out of it when the (F) next lady (G) offered (C) She'd goosed me in our of(F)fices in (G) Oxford (Bb) She badgered me about it, (C) carped when I refused her, (Bb) Then bitched to our boss that I'd (G) tried to abuse her
(C) I beetled out of a thing with (F) Martha my (G) dear (C) She leeched on my resources (F) for half a (G) year (Bb) I cocooned for a while then (C) Rose I encountered (Bb) Swanned around with her till (G) everything floundered
CHORUS
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Very clever! (missed the obvious deer instead of dear) but forgiven with all of the creatures you have included. Bravo. Cheers
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Great creativity here to fit in so many animal references in unusual ways. Esp like the Pink Floyd reference to pig balloons.
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This is a really clever set of lyrics, with brilliant use of the animals-as-verbs. The music is also well composed, with a great performance. Really well done.
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I love all the animals as verbs! I lost count! I think “beetled out” is my favorite. Behind all the humor, I like the theme that different situations call for different behaviors.
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So many fun couples and couplets happening here! What a fun write 👏👏👏👏
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“And I chickened out of the (G) threesome she wanted”. Haha! This made me lol. Great lyrics! Very funny.
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An unreconstructed man sings the blues....I like the constraints you set for yourself and the ways all this creativity bubbles into the space...Amazing that you found so many animal phrases. Great to hear your voice...