Cottontail

Cottontail - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

Way back in my childhood

I heard a story so true

'Bout a funny bunny stealin' some boo from a garden

He knew

His mamma got worried

She told the bunny one day

Better watch for the farmer heed what I say or

He'll blow you away

Oh he knew his mamma is right

So why don't he do what she say

Maybe he just don't dig it

Or maybe a habit or 'cause he's a rabbit

Count the crop better stop

You better stop and hop away

Out of the garden where carrots are dense I found

A hole in the fence

Every mornin' when things are still crawl through the hole

And eat my fill

The other rabbits say I'm taking dares and maybe I'm

Wrong but who cares

I'm a hooked rabbit yeah I got to cure a

Habit

Count the crop yeah everyday I'm tryin' to avoid it

Count the crop what do I do I know that

I enjoy it

Really and true I'm beggin' momma's pardon

All the time I'm headin' for the garden

Wee everything is sweet when the farmer's nappin'

Every little carrot is a stolen delight

And I keep forgetten' that the thing ain't right

So one day when I was deep in the meal

That farmer pulled a big creep and steal

Came at me with a big shot gun and did

I runnn

I hustled really swiftly

Yeah split from there without a second to spare

I could hear the bullets fly' through the air

Now I knew what mamma told me now I knew

That she would scold me

She knew what I'd soon be feeling

If I didn't stop my stealin'

The farmer he really had sense

He plugged up the hole in the fence

Had me runnin' madly through the garden

Looking for a hole to crawl in

Hey hey

You pick up what I say

Hot head rabbit if you keep your habit

Your mamma told ya when you hop that if you

Stop you count the crop

He gets his beets and guns for you

Because carrots and you make a very fine stew

Son he'll catch you on the run so you gotta

Find a quiet little corner where the farmer never comes

You got plenty patches so you snuggle in between them

Dig what I mean I gotta tell you that'll keep

You eatin

Run ya rabbit run now you had your fun

Run before you feel the shot gun run on run

Well now while you're in a panic you're forgettin' the

Garden gate all you got to do around is lay

Around and wait

Right now the farmer thinks he gotcha he really is

Itchin' to seal your fate

Don't ya see him by the hole in the fence

You can beat him it's a natural sense

While he's over by the fence a while away keep

On running 'til you're outta that gate

Now the farmer he was pantin to death

He never figured he was out gunnin'

That a while that he was catching his breath

He woulda needed it to out run him

Maybe you remember what you're mom told ya

Maybe take a beating let your pa scold ya

So hit the gate better be ready to wail

And when you do you show the man your tail

Wi woo hurry up before you change your plan

Wi woo better run from the farmer man

Wi woo ooo you best make tracks

Wi woo you dog gone pesky hare

Wi woo head for home bro

Wi woo you got away with showing your tail

Wi woo weee dont' ever roam ready to go home

Now you're goin' home to mommsy and popsy and your

Little brothers flopsie and mopsie

Now you're gonna do what momma intended now you know

Your carrot stealin' has ended

I've heard the old story

One rabbit's foot will bring luck

But they're much more lucky luckier natch if that rabbit's

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