[Verse 1] The camel in the desert took a ship across the lake While the fish in search of water found a fig with a bellyache Who overheard the waves as they headed for the shore Were not so sure of separations anymore. At the caterpillar picnic, brother butterfly stole A rhubarb stem, licked and dipped it in the sugar bowl Caught up for Massachusetts in a doublestacked train Through the Adirondacks spinning like a weather vane Gathering and cutting and splitting and stacking the wood Our fuel is neatly piled and we all feel good [Verse 2] We pretend to care and like we understand Our eyes go soft but know it now What were thinking about is your mammary glands And how to sail your birth canal We found the pot that fit the lid No less now then when we were smarter did Our thoughts are like a tea bag on The saucer, all the flavor gone [Verse 3] That dog below our waist aroused When arms embraced the pretty gals It came much more as a surprise It happening when I hugged the guys We planted for the final frost We once were found and now were lost We got a heck of a lot to learn About remaining taciturn
adirondacks, doublestacked, found, mammary, rhubarb