Wildgrass

Down to a river by an old dirty track I was running like a rabbit hiding in the grass I met a little fish swimming in a stream Most pretty little fish that I ever seen She was peaking up from out of the blue I was wiggling my whiskers, I said How do you do? She said I'm alright, I'm feeling OK Thanks for asking How are you today? I told her I was happy just scooting around Asked her if she'd like to see my hole in the ground But she wouldn't have it & was kind of upset I asked her What's the problem? She said Well, is it wet? I said No, it's dry, drier than the sun She said That's problematic, beside which, I don't run But if you'd like to see my little rock in the reeds Swim this way & follow me if you please She swam a little circle then she dived deep down I waited for a second but there wasn't a sound So I waited on the river by the side of the track Listening for a ripple but she never came back Baby, out in the wildgrass That's where I live & I run so fast But lately out of the water Since I met you I ain't been sober I'm just a drunk little rabbit waiting by a stream Waiting for a fish I seen I hopped out to the mountains out to visit a friend I asked him if he had some kind of boat I could lend He just laughed & he narrowed his eyes & said I'm an eagle, boy, I live in the sky I said Well, no harm in askin' & I hopped on my way But my friend flew overhead, he must have had more to say I waited by the river where I spent most my time & my friend the eagle came flying out of the sky He grabbed me by the ears & he swung me round Way out over the river I thought he would drown Gathered all my strength & kicked him hard in the arse He dropped me & I landed with a thud in the grass Then I ran off like a rocket that was Jupiter bound Back into my burrow, little hole in the ground I waited & I trembled & I didn't come out Trying to figure out what all that was about Baby, out in the wildgrass That's where I live & I run so fast But lately out of the water Since you left me I ain't been sober I'm just a drunk little rabbit waiting by a stream Waiting for a fish I seen Eventually I figured it had been a mistake So I visited my neighbour, a big black bellied snake I told her about the fishy that was down in the stream & all about the eagle that was cranky & mean She just smiled & hissed & waggled her tongue Then she whispered in my ear, but what she said kinda stung She told me I was nosey & as dumb as they come I should not be hanging out where I don't belong So I stumbled & I staggered back to the river's edge I was feeling kind of sick so I layed down my head And I had myself a vision like a wonderful dream Like I was floating in the ocean but in that very stream And all the little fishies they were swishing around & suddenly I saw that little fish I had found She told me I was welcome to join her in the black So I did & I was happy & I never looked back Baby, out in the wildgrass That's where I live & I run so fast But lately out of the water Since you left me I’m drowning in water I'm an unhappy little rabbit drowning in a stream Down among the fish I seen