Well my Daddys a vet and if I was one too, the one thing he Always taught me to do was get paid, cash money Jam and eggs is a kind enough thank you, but not for the Bookkeeper, not for the banker The margins thin on treatin large animals unless its a Purebred or, more understandable, a racehorse of some kind You see son, city folks pay a high dollar to make sure Fido Aint hot under the collar, thats where the money is Boutique animal hospitals, shopping malls, cocker spaniels Pomeranians hang your shingle There was a blind old woman brings in a bird with a busted Wing and somewhere she heard we were good doctors That night it died in the cage, under our care of Unknown cause but well make it square, these things happen Only one cure though, quick trip to the pet store Well mornin come, didnt want to upset her for her own Good I didnt see a need to tell her Not only you boys fixed his wing, but it appears as though You taught him to sing, you are good doctors! He aint never sung before, Ive had him for years! When youve been in the business as long as I have, you Begin to consider the plight of the calves Fun lovin, frolickin, carefree little critters The first few months aint all that bad, theyll never forget The good times they had But then comes fall and brandin times, stuck in the ribs with A red hot iron Tag in the ear, shots in the hip, the dehornin paste and... Snip, snip, snip Welcome to the world little buddy, its no picnic Ive treated my share of sugar beet chokes, if it gets too bad You gotta cut the throat and salvage the carcass, dress him Out on the spot This one old steer, he choked real bad, in the corner of the Pen hes mighty mad I poked at the beet, it wouldnt dislodge, the farmer says, I Got a dull knife back at the garage I said Go get it! Gotta save the meat I made the jugular cut, the steer jumped to his feet, shook His head and coughed up the beet Stood there and bled to death in front of his owner Thank you Doc... what do I owe ya? Well thats how it goes with the sugar beet chokes Just dont get me started onnnnnnnnnn...... alfalfa bloats
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