Bio-Notes: Vertebrate Songs
Bio-notes: Vertebrate Songs was recorded in 1988 and released on cassette tape in 1990. It consists of seven songs: "Vertebrates", "Fish Parts", "I'm A Frog", "Ode To A Shell", "Little Bird", "Mammal Jammin'" and "Primate Man". In 2001, it was released on CD. If you are interested in purchasing Bio-Notes: Vertebrate Songs, please click on to the Biology Bob Shop link above page. Only the CD version is available, however, all seven songs have been re-recorded and will be included on a new release titled Vertebrates which will also include 11 new songs. Expected release date is Fall 2019. Lyrics for the original recordings are provided below:
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VERTEBRATES
WHAT CAN THEY BE THAT LAY IN FRONT OF ME? THEY GO LEFT TO RIGHT THEY MAKE AN EERIE SIGHT BUT THE TEACHER SAYS WE MUST LOOK AT THEM SO HERE I GO THEY'RE ALL LINED UP LIKE AT THE TICKET BOOTH AT A MOVIE SHOW I LOOK INTO THE JAR I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE SOME HAVE SCALES AND SOME LAY EGGS AND SOME LOOK PRETTY BIZARRE I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE! CHORUS: THEY MUST BE VERTEBRATES WITH THE SAME SUBPHYLUM TRAITS THE FARTHER I MOVE FROM LEFT THE CLOSER I GET TO MYSELF LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE! DEVELOPED ENDOSKELETONS CARTILAGE AND BONE BACKBONE CAN DO NO WRONG LOOK AT THE VARIETY OF ALL THE KINDS OF ANIMALS THAT LAY ON THE TABLE FROM SLIMY SCALY FISHES TO AMPHIBIAN MAGICIANS THAT CHANGE WHEN THEY'RE ABLE THE REPTILES AREN'T THE SAME THE BIRDS THEY ALL LOOK TAME THE MAMMALS ARE A SPECIAL CREW THEY SEEM MORE LIKE ME AND YOU I THINK THAT THEY REALLY DO! CHORUS FISH PARTS I LIVE IN THE OCEANS I LIVE IN THE RIVERS, PONDS, AND STREAMS I SWIM WITH MY FINS NOW I BREATHE THROUGH GILLS AND I HAVE SCALES BUT WHEN YOU TAKE A CLOSER LOOK THERE'S MUCH MORE TO SEE A CLOSED CIRCULATORY SYSTEM IS FOUND INSIDE ME CHORUS: THERE'S NO PART NO PART I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THERE'S NO PART NO PART I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT NO PART I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT I'M STREAMLINED IN SHAPE NOW I'M TAPERED AT BOTH MY HEAD AND TAIL MY HEART HAS TWO CHAMBERS AND I REPRODUCE EXTERNALLY TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT MY EYES I DON'T SEE VERY WELL BUT I CAN HEAR AND SENSE VIBRATIONS FROM MY HEAD TO MY TAIL CHORUS MY BODY TEMPERATURE DOESN'T STAY THE SAME IT CHANGES WITH THE WATER IT'S NOT MAINTAINED COLD-BLOODED IS WHAT I AM AND IT'S VERY HARD CAUSE I CAN'T LIVE IN PLACES WHERE YOU LIVE CHORUS . . . . . I'M A FROG OH, I'M A FROG! I LIKE TO HOP AROUND YES, I'M A FROG! NO ONE CAN HOLD ME DOWN AND WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN YOU CAN HEAR THAT FAMILIAR SOUND IT ECHOES THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE TOWN CHORUS: OH, I'M A FROG! I'M A FROG . . . . . OH, I'M A FROG! I MIGHT LOOK PRETTY SAD BUT, I'M A FROG! I'M HAPPY ON MY PAD WHEN I WAS A YOUNGER TAD I BREATHED THROUGH LITTLE GILLS NOW I'VE GOT LUNGS THAT'S HOW I GET MY THRILLS CHORUS: OH, I'M A FROG! I'M A FROG . . . . . SOME PEOPLE THEY LIKE TO EAT ME OTHERS THEY LIKE TO DISSECT ME WHY DON'T THEY LEAVE ME ALONE? A POND IS WHERE I BELONG IF THEY WOULD LET ME LEAD MY OWN LIFE THEN I MIGHT STAY ALIVE I'M A FROG . . . . . OH, I'M A FROG! I LIKE TO EAT BIG BUGS YES, I'M A FROG! I CATCH THEM WITH MY TONGUE I MIGHT HAVE SOFT MOIST SKIN AND A THREE-CHAMBERED HEART BUT I CAN DO MY THING WITHOUT COMING APART CHORUS: OH, I'M A FROG! I'M A FROG . . . . . ODE TO A SHELL THE SUN IS OUT AND THE SAND IS BURNING HOT WHAT'S THIS LOWLY REPTILE TO DO? AND WHEN THERE'S DANGER NEAR I'VE ONLY ONE ROUTE TO TAKE BECAUSE THERE'S NO USE IN TRYING TO ESCAPE CHORUS: NOBODY KNOWS HOW IT FEELS TO LIVE INSIDE YOU TO BE ALONE I'M TRAPPED INSIDE THIS BOXED-UP WORLD AND WHEN I HIDE I GO INSIDE OF MY SHELL WHAT IS LIFE LIKE WHEN YOU LIVE INSIDE A SHELL? I GUESS IT'S KIND OF HARD TO EXPLAIN MY LIFE IS SIMPLE BUT OH SO VERY HARD HIDE AND SEEK IS A VERY LONELY TURTLE GAME CHORUS: NOBODY KNOWS HOW IT FEELS TO LIVE INSIDE YOU TO BE ALONE I'M TRAPPED INSIDE THIS LONELY WORLD AND WHEN I HIDE I GO INSIDE OF MY SHELL NOBODY KNOWS HOW IT FEELS TO LIVE INSIDE YOU TO BE ALONE I'M TRAPPED INSIDE THIS BOXED-UP WORLD AND WHEN I HIDE I GO INSIDE . . . . . THE WONDERS OF LIFE (NEW RELEASE) The Wonders of Life, released June 2019, includes 15 new songs: "Ant Dance (Part 2)", "Germs", "Carnivorous", "The Wonders of Life", "He Was a Good Bug", "Hey, Little Squirrel!", "Falling (Little Leaf)", "Lonely Worm", "Nat the Nutria", "Plants Have Stems", "Razor Sharp (Shark)", "This is Florida", "Come Back to Me (Memories of a Lost Pet)", "Rabid Sally", "Petal Magic". ANT DANCE (PART 2) WATCH THEM SCURRY UP THE VINE THEY’RE SO BUSY ALL THE TIME LOOKS LIKE DANCING IN THE SUN ARE THEY WORKING OR HAVING FUN? THEY’RE SO SOCIAL THEY WORK HARD CARRYING SUGAR THROUGH YOUR YARD WHERE’S THE QUEEN? WHERE’S THE QUEEN? ONLY WORKERS CAN BE SEEN CHORUS: ANT DANCE ANT DANCE CELEBRATING IN THE SUN ANT DANCE ANT DANCE WAITING FOR A PICNIC LUNCH ANT DANCE ANT DANCE EVERYBODY JOIN THE FUN EVERYBODY’S HAVING FUN ALL THE PEOPLE STAMP THEIR FEET THEY DON’T LIKE SIX-LEGGED BEATS AND DON’T FORGET THREE BODY PARTS BITING JAWS ARE JUST A START CHORUS BRIDGE: DOWN INSIDE DEEP DOWN INSIDE IN THE MOUND THE QUEEN SHE HIDES BIG IN SIZE BUT SHE’S OH SO WISE LAYING EGGS IS HER SURPRIZE HER SURPRIZE HER SURPRIZE EXTENDED CHORUS . . . GERMS GERMS THEY’RE ALL IN THE AIR GERMS THEY CAN LIVE IN YOUR HAIR GERMS YOU BETTER WASH YOUR HANDS GERMS THAT’S SOMETHING THEY CAN’T STAND GERMS THEY CAN BE IN YOUR FOOD GERMS CAN PUT YOU IN A BAD MOOD GERMS THEY CAN LIVE IN THE DIRT GERMS DON’T YOU FALL AND GET HURT THEY’RE EVERYWHERE YOU CAN’T ESCAPE YOU GET A SHOT AND THEN YOU WAIT YOUR TUMMY HURTS YOUR BODY ACHES YOU FEEL SO BAD YOU REALLY HATE THOSE GERMS CHORUS: GERMS GERMS GERMS THEY FLOAT AROUND ALL AROUND US YES THEY DO WE BREATHE THEM IN WE BREATHE THEM OUT BUT YOU KNOW WE DON’T KNOW IT NO WE DON’T THEY’RE SO SMALL WE CAN’T SEE THEM AT ALL AT ALL GERMS YOU GOTTA COVER YOUR MOUTH GERMS YOU BETTER STAY IN YOUR HOUSE GERMS THE WORLD’S COVERED WITH THEM GERMS CAN MAKE YOUR LIFE SO DIM YOU’VE GOT A COLD YOU’VE GOT THE FLU INFECTION GROWS WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? YOUR NOSTRILS FILL YOU’VE GOT THE CHILLS YOU SPREAD DISEASE NOW WHEN YOU SNEEZE THEY’RE EVERYWHERE YOU CAN’T ESCAPE YOU GET A SHOT AND THEN YOU WAIT YOUR TUMMY HURTS YOUR BODY ACHES YOU FEEL SO BAD YOU REALLY HATE THOSE GERMS CHORUS CHORUS CARNIVOROUS SUNDEWS PITCHER PLANTS SNEAKY LITTLE VENUS FLY TRAPS SLIDE DOWN THE SLIPPERY SLOPE TO YOUR DEMISE YOU CAN’T CLIMB UP THE WALLS YOU’RE STUCK CAN’T MOVE AT ALL CLOSED UP YOU CAN BARELY SEE THE LIGHT CHORUS: CARNIVOROUS DECEPTION OBLIVIOUS DETECTION FOR YOU THERE’S NO PROTECTION SLOW BUT SURE DIGESTION NITROGEN OBSESSION BLADDERWORTS MONKEY CUPS COBRA PLANTS LET’S EAT UP PIT FALLS BLADDER TRAPS LOBSTER POTS FLY PAPER SNAP TRAPS YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE IT’S AT PRODUCT OF EVOLUTION NATURAL SELECTION CHORUS WE’RE JUST CARNIVOROUS PLANTS THAT’S HOW WE GROW WE’RE SORRY BUT THAT’S THE WAY THINGS GO IT’S ALL A PART OF OUR WORLD DON’T WE LOOK NICE AREN’T YOU ATTRACTED? DON’T THINK TWICE CHORUS . . . THE WONDERS OF LIFE YOU CAN SEE IT IN A BABY’S SMILE YOU CAN HEAR IT IN THE CALL OF THE WILD WATCH THE FLIGHT OF A BUTTERFLY AND YOU KNOW IT’S ALIVE YOU CAN SEE IT WHEN A CELL DIVIDES HEAR THE BEES BUZZING IN THEIR HIVE EAGLE SOARING IN THE SKY SO HIGH AND YOU KNOW, YES YOU KNOW, THEY’RE ALIVE CHORUS: AND ALL THE BIRDS WERE SINGING AND ALL THE FISH WERE SWIMMING AROUND ALL LIVING THINGS ON THIS PLANET EARTH WERE SMILING OVER THE WONDERS OF LIFE IT CAN START WITH THE FALLING RAIN AS SPROUTING SEEDS REACH UP FOR THEIR GAIN SMELL THE FLOWERS AS YOU PASS THEM BY AND YOU KNOW THEY’RE ALIVE YOU CAN FEEL IT WITH THE TOUCH OF A HAND WATCH THE CREATURES SCURRY OVER THE SAND LITTLE KITTEN PLAYING IT’S NOT SHY AND YOU KNOW, YES YOU KNOW, IT’S ALIVE CHORUS ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ OO OO OOH LIFE OO OO OOH LIFE ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ OO OO OOH LIFE OO OO OOH LIFE CHORUS CHORUS . . . HE WAS A GOOD BUG HE WAS A GOOD BUG HE NEVER HURT ANYBODY HE ALWAYS FLEW TO LIGHT HE DID NOT BUZZ HE DID NOT BITE THEN ONE DAY HE WAS CRAWLING AROUND MINDING HIS OWN BUG BUSINESS A JAR CAME DOWN FROM ABOVE HE FOUND HIMSELF YES, HE FOUND HIMSELF INSIDE A BIG BUG MESS HE WAS A GOOD BUG SHINY AND SO PRETTY YOU KNOW HE DID NO WRONG WALKING TALL AND BEING STRONG EVEN THOUGH HE’S NOT THAT SMART HE SHOULD HAVE LEARNED HIS LESSON SOME PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY’RE LOOKING FOR HE SHOULD HAVE WATCHED OUT YES, HE SHOULD HAVE WATCHED OUT FOR THE BUG MAN’S JAR HE’S GOT WINGS HE CAN FLY AROUND BUT MOST OF THE TIME HE’S NEAR THE GROUND HE LOOKS SO FUNNY BUT HE’S SO COOL HE’S NOT THAT SMART DIDN’T GO TO SCHOOL BUT HE’S BEAUTIFUL IN HIS OWN WAY HE WAS A GOOD BUG ALL SIX LEGS ARE NOW SO STILL NO LONGER WALKING TALL THE ENTOMOLOGIST DID HIS WILL THE SCIENTIST PINNED HIM DOWN TO A BOARD HE’S SECTIONED HE FACES NORTH ALL OF THE TIME BECAUSE HE’S NOW HE’S NOW PART OF A COLLECTION HEY, LITTLE SQUIRREL! HEY, LITTLE SQUIRREL! YOU CIRCLE AROUND AND DIG IN THE GROUND ALL DAY HEY, LITTLE SQUIRREL! YOU CHITTER AND CHATTER AS YOU TRY TO FIND YOUR WAY CHORUS: I’M WATCHING YOU AND I CAN’T BELIEVE IT THAT YOU CAN RUN SO FAST AND CLIMB SO HIGH I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE SO FURRY WITH BUSHY TAIL AND DARK BROWN EYES HEY, LITTLE SQUIRREL! YOU FEED ON CONES YOU SEARCH FOR NUTS TO STORE HEY, LITTLE SQUIRREL! YOU GLIDE THROUGH THE TREES YOU RUSTLE THE LEAVES BEFORE CHORUS YOU SEEM SO NERVOUS CAUSE YOU NEVER SLOW DOWN YOU NIBBLE ACORNS AS THEY FALL ON THE GROUND FROM LIMB TO LIMB TO THE TOP OF MY HOUSE WITH A GENTLE LEAP YOU’RE AS QUIET SOMETIMES QUIET AS A MOUSE REPEAT FIRST VERSE CHORUS . . . FALLING (LITTLE LEAF) Young Scientist: HANGING LEAF ON A TREE WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE? IS THERE EXCITEMENT TO BE FOUND BEFORE YOU FALL DOWN TO THE GROUND? I DON’T KNOW THE CHEMISTRY BEHIND THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE TO LEAVE BUT I’LL LISTEN TO YOU CAREFULLY YOUR STORY SOUNDS INTRIGUING YOU’RE FALLING SO FAST WITH THE WIND AND I DON’T KNOW WHY I NEED YOU TO TELL ME WHY YOU FALL TO THE GROUND NO LONGER HANGING AROUND NO MORE RUSTLING SOUNDS CHORUS Little Leaf: WHAT CAN I DO IF I’M FALLING? WHAT CAN I DO NATURE’S CALLING? WHAT CAN I DO WHEN I’M FALLING DOWN TO THE GROUND? I’M HANGING ON BY MY PETIOLE IT WON’T BE LONG BEFORE I LOSE CONTROL ENZYMES BUILD AROUND THE EDGE THEN I WILL SLOWLY LOSE HOLD Young Scientist: LITTLE LEAF FALLING SLOW LANDING WHERE THE FALL WIND BLOWS NOT FAR BEHIND THE OTHERS FALL LEAVING THE TREE SO BARE AND BALD YOU’RE FALLING SO FAST WITH THE WIND AND NOW I KNOW WHY THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME WHY YOU FALL TO THE GROUND NO LONGER HANGING AROUND NO MORE RUSTLING SOUNDS CHORUS Little Leaf: DAYS ARE SO SHORT THE WIND IS BLOWING COLD MY COLOR IS CHANGING FROM GREEN TO RED TO PURPLE BROWN TO YELLOW GOLD CHORUS EXTENDED CHORUS LONELY WORM SO MANY SEGMENTS PARTITIONED BY WALLS ALL OF MY HEARTS CANNOT CHANGE MY FEELINGS AT ALL MY SETAE WILL GUIDE ME AS I MOVE WITHOUT SOUND I’M JUST A LONELY WORM AND I LIVE UNDER THE GROUND CHORUS: AND WHEN THE RAIN COMES DOWN IT PULLS ME UP BUT I HAVE TO KEEP GOING I CANNOT STOP THERE’S DANGER THERE I HAVE TO KEEP MOVING I’VE GOT A GIZZARD AND I’VE GOT A CROP I BURROW THROUGH THE GROUND AND I DON’T KNOW WHEN TO STOP YOU KNOW I HAVE FEELINGS MY NERVES ARE WITHIN MY BLOOD FLOWS THROUGH ALL MY VEINS AND I BREATHE THROUGH MY SKIN CHORUS ALWAYS A SLIMY SCENE PLAYING ON NO ONE’S TEAM EATING DIRT AND THINGS LIVING SEGMENTED DREAMS HIDING FROM EVERYTHING NOT MUCH SELF-ESTEEM BLINDED IT SEEMS CHORUS CHORUS . . . 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LITTLE BIRD
I DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIND YOU I LOOKED IN EVERY BOOK THAT I HAD BUT THE FEATHERS THEY ALL LOOKED THE SAME SO I REMEMBERED WHAT MY TEACHER HAD SAID TOLD ME TO LOOK FOR DIFFERENT FEATURES AND NOT TO FORGET MY MISTAKES LITTLE BIRD, I'M GONNA NAME YA NO MATTER HOW MUCH TIME IT TAKES NO MATTER HOW MUCH TIME IT TAKES CHORUS: IT'S SO HARD TO TELL WHAT KIND OF BIRD YOU ARE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GO AND FLY AWAY SO FAR ALL I WANT TO DO IS LOOK AT YOUR TWO FEET AND TAKE A PEEK AT YOUR FUNNY BEAK TO SEE WHAT KIND OF FOOD YOU EAT I KNOW YOUR BONES ARE LIGHT WEIGHTED AND THAT YOU HAVE TO EAT A LOT THE ENERGY THAT YOU NEED FOR LIVING IS MUCH MORE THAN I'VE GOT I KNOW INSIDE THAT YOU'RE WARM-BLOODED I KNOW YOU CAN SING AND FLY I KNOW THAT YOUR HEART HAS GOT FOUR CHAMBERS BUT THAT DOESN'T TELL ME WHY NO THAT DOESN'T TELL ME WHY CHORUS CRACKING SEEDS! CATCHING BUGS! PECKING WOOD! DIGGING MUD! CHORUS AND TAKE A PEEK AT YOUR FUNNY BEAK TO SEE WHAT KIND OF FOOD YOU EAT MAMMAL JAMMIN' WE'VE GOT MONKEYS AND ZEBRAS ELEPHANTS AND SEALS AND LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE TURNING LIKE A WHEEL WE'VE GOT PORPOISES AND HORSES RABBITS AND GAZELLES TINY LITTLE CREATURES SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO TELL CHORUS: MAMMAL JAMMIN' MAMMAL JAMMIN' MAMMAL JAMMIN' MAMMAL JAMMIN' LET'S GET IN A CIRCLE WITH ALL OUR FURRY FRIENDS GOT TO GET TOGETHER WE'RE MAMMALS TILL THE END FROM THE SMALLEST LITTLE FIELD MOUSE TO THE GREAT BLUE OCEAN WHALE TO THE DOG THAT'S IN YOUR BACKYARD TO THE DEER THAT WAGS ITS TAIL CHORUS AND DON'T FORGET THE PLATYPUS HE MIGHT LOOK PRETTY STRANGE BUT HE'S A MAMMAL HE'S GOT HAIR LIKE TIGERS, LIONS, AND BEARS CHORUS . . . . . PRIMATE MAN I WENT OUT WALKING ONE DAY AT THE ZOO I SAW THE MONKEYS AND THE CHIMPANZEES TOO THERE WAS THE APE MAN, NOW WASN'T HE COOL LOOKED JUST LIKE SOME OF MY FRIENDS BACK AT SCHOOL CHORUS: OH PRIMATE! YOU'VE GOT SMILEY TEETH AND HAIR SO NEAT IT MAKES ME WONDER IF YOU'RE NOT LIKE ME YOU'VE GOT EYES THAT STARE A NOSE THAT FLARES IT MAKES ME WONDER IF YOU'RE NOT LIKE ME I WATCHED A T.V SHOW IT WAS ABOUT YOU IT TALKED ABOUT THE LEMURS AND ORANGUTANS TOO I GUESS I SHOULD DECIDE AND MAKE UP MY MIND IS IT YOU OR IS IT ME I SEE ALL THE TIME? CHORUS I LOOK AT YOU YOU LOOK AT ME NOW I STAND ERECT YOU SWING FROM TREES BUT WE BOTH HAVE OPPOSING THUMBS NOW I SCRATCH MY HEAD AND YOU SCRATCH YOURS THE QUESTIONS THEY SPIN AROUND INSIDE MY BRAIN ARE WE DIFFERENT? ARE WE THE SAME? YES, ARE WE THE SAME? AND THEN AT SCHOOL I READ ABOUT THE PRIMATES ON HOW WE HUMANS THINK AND HOW WE CREATE WE MIGHT USE LOGIC AND WE MIGHT USE REASON BUT WHEN WE SEE WE BOTH USE 3-D VISION CHORUS YOU'VE GOT SMILEY TEETH AND HAIR SO NEAT IT MAKES ME WONDER IF YOU'RE NOT LIKE ME YOU'VE GOT EYES THAT STARE A NOSE THAT FLARES IT MAKES ME WONDER IF YOU'RE NOT LIKE ME BIO-NOTES: VERTEBRATE SONGS ORIGINATED AS PART OF MY DOCTORAL DISSERTATION IN SCIENCE EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. THESE SONGS INCORPORATE, WHAT I CALL, MUSICAL MOTIVATIONAL INSTRUCTION (MMI). THE RESPONSE TO MMI HAS BEEN POSITIVE, BOTH IN RESEARCH AND CLASSROOM APPLICATIONS. WHILE ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR JUNIOR HIGH LIFE SCIENCE, "BIO-NOTES" MAY BE USED AS SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL AT ALL LEVELS OF BIOLOGY INSTRUCTION. ENJOY! ROBERT M. EVERETT, Ph.D. Recorded Fall 1988 at FAT KAT STUDIOS Albany, Louisiana Engineered and mixed by Joe Dick Digitally remastered Fall 2001 at ACTS AUDIO by Bill Wilbanks Guitars and vocals: Robert Everett Keyboards and drum programing: Joe Dick All music and lyrics by Robert Everett. © 1990 Robert Everett All rights reserved. MM 001CD BIO-NOTES: VERTEBRATE SONGS NAT THE NUTRIA LIFE IS SO SIMPLE AS THE SUN SHINES DOWN YOU KNOW I'M SO HAPPY WHEN I'M SWIMMING AROUND I LOVE THE BAYOUS I LOVE THE STREAMS FEEDING ON SWAMP THINGS WHILE I FOLLOW MY DREAMS THEY CALL ME A SWAMP RAT WITH MY SCANTLY-HAIRED TAIL AND THOUGH I'M NO NATIVE I LOVE THE LOUISIANA TRAILS OVER AND OVER I TRY TO RELIVE AS I SHARPEN MY FRONT TEETH YOU KNOW I'M GETTING MY FILL THE MARSH IS MY HOME THAT'S WHERE I BELONG I DIG AND LIVE IN BURROWS PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE IT’S A LOVELY HOME IT’S A LOVELY HOME OOH YEAH! CHORUS: HEY, LOOK AT NAT HE'S SWIMMING THROUGH THE STREAM LIVING THE LIFE OF A NUTRIA'S DREAM HEY, LOOK AT NAT YOU KNOW HE LOOKS LIKE A RAT YES, HE'S A RODENT BUT A RAT HE IS NOT I EAT VEGETATION FOLIAGE AND SEEDS THE ROOTS ARE SO TASTY THEY'RE MUCH MORE THAN WEEDS MY HIND FEET HAVE WEBBING AND I CAN SWIM QUITE WELL I LIVE IN THE WATER AND WITH MY FUR THAT'S SO SWELL I TRY TO BE COOL I TRY TO BE SMOOTH I TRY TO DO EVERYTHING THAT A WARM-BLOODED MAMMAL WOULD DO I LIVE MY LIFE I LIVE MY LIFE OOH YEAH! CHORUS I LIKE TO GRUNT LIKE A PIG I GRUNT AND I JOIN IN THE CHORUS WITH THE OTHERS AT DUSK I'M FROM SOUTH AMERICA MY SCIENTIFIC NAME IS MYOCASTER COYPUS REPEAT FIRST VERSE CHORUS CHORUS . . . PLANTS HAVE STEMS PLANTS HAVE STEMS ROOTS AND LEAVES MAKING FLOWERS DO YOU BELIEVE? SOME DON’T BELONG BUT THEY’RE STANDING STRONG IF YOU BELIEVE THEN SING THIS SONG TREES AND WEEDS FRUITS WITH SEEDS FERNS WITH SPORES SWEET APPLE CORES TAKE IN CO2 MOST OF THEM CAN’T MOVE PROVIDING OXYGEN BREATHE OUT BREATHE IN FLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN DAY OR NIGHT SOME YOU CAN’T SEE IN MOON OR SUNLIGHT SEEDS KEEP ON BLOWING IN THE WIND WILLOWS KEEP ON WEEPING TILL THE END PLANTS HAVE STEMS ROOTS AND LEAVES MAKING FLOWERS DO YOU BELIEVE? IF THEY WERE WISE THEY’D HIDE THEIR DIGUISE AND TELL THE WORLD TO SING THIS REPRISE REPEAT FIRST VERSE RAZOR SHARP (SHARK) HAPPY OCEAN HAS ITS LIFE ALL HAVE COME TO SWIM, IT’S NICE OH WHAT FUN-FILLED DAYS WE HAVE HIDING FROM THE JAWS THAT SLICE THE PEOPLE GATHER AROUND TO WATCH THE FINS THAT CIRCLE ‘ROUND I’M RAZOR SHARP . . . PLEASE DON’T GO AND SWIM ALONE OR YOU’LL SURELY SOON BE GONE ATTACKING FROM THE EAST SHE’S HERE SEE AND SMELL THE BLOOD-RED FEAR MAYBE THE FADING TIDE IS RIGHT DO NOT SPLASH OR TRY TO FIGHT I’M RAZOR SHARP . . . WATCH OUT FOR THE GREAT WHITE SHARK LET HER GO INTO THE DARK STILL YOU KNOW WE HAVE TO GO WHY DO WE WATCH HER DEADLY SHOW? YOU CAN’T DODGE HER RAZOR TEETH BLUE-GREEN WATER WHITE-FOAM DEEP I’M RAZOR SHARP . . . THIS IS FLORIDA I HAVE SEEN THE DARK ANHINGA SITTING ON A CYPRESS KNEE I HAVE SEEN THE GENTLE SEA COW WEST INDIAN MANATEE GOPHER TORTOISE MOVING SLOW SAND CRANES IN PAIRS THEY GO SHRUB JAY SQUAWKING LOUD SAYING THIS, THIS IS FLORIDA I HAVE SEEN THE GREAT BLUE HERON FLYING THROUGH THE EVERGLADES I HAVE WATCHED THE PLAYFUL DOLPHINS RIDING THE WIND SWEPT WAVES RACCOONS RAID THE GARBAGE CAN 'POSSUM JOINS IN 'CAUSE HE CAN FOR THIS, THIS IS FLORIDA CHORUS: THIS IS FLORIDA WHERE THE SKY’S SO BLUE FLORIDA WHERE THE SUN SETS TRUE FLORIDA WHERE THE EAGLE FLIES SO HIGH THIS IS FLORIDA WHERE THE PANTHER ROAMS FLORIDA WHERE I MAKE MY HOME FLORIDA WHERE THE WATERS TOUCH THE SKY I HAVE SEEN A BLACK BEAR CROSSING AND MANY GATORS PASSING BY ARMADILLO YOU DON'T BELONG BENEATH THE SAWGRASS SKY DIVING OSPREYS BUILD THEIR NEST SAND TERNS IT’S TIME TO REST PALM TREES GENTLY SWAY ALONG THE SANDY SHORE BLACK SNAKES IN MY YARD BIRDS OF PREY WORKING HARD 'CAUSE THIS, THIS IS FLORIDA CHORUS FROGS KEEP ON CROAKING DEER KEEP ON RUNNING SEA TURTLES SLOWLY MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE SHORE BUT YOU KNOW WE SHOULDN'T GET ANY CLOSER BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW IT'S NOT RIGHT WE SHOULD WATCH THEM FROM A DISTANCE THEN IT, IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT CHORUS CHORUS COME BACK TO ME (MEMORIES OF A LOST PET) I KNOW THAT I’VE LOST YOU I DIDN’T THINK THAT I COULD THE MEMORIES ARE FLOWING I KNEW THAT THEY WOULD WE WERE TOGETHER FOR MANY OF YEARS AND NOW I’M SO LONELY I’M DROWNING IN TEARS I REMEMBER THAT AWFUL DAY IT WAS COLD AND GRAY THE FRONT DOOR HAD OPENED UP AND YOU RAN AWAY CHORUS: COME BACK TO ME I’M BEGGING YOU PLEASE I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT YOU NOW OH, WHY CAN’T YOU SEE? I’M HOLDING ON TIGHT ‘CAUSE I KNOW WHAT’S RIGHT FORGIVE ME FOR WHAT I’VE DONE AND IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT I ASKED ALL THE NEIGHBORS I LOOKED AROUND TOWN I LOOKED ALMOST EVERYWHERE YOU WERE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND I SEARCHED FOR YOU ALL DAY AND INTO THE NIGHT YOU’RE NO LONGER WITH ME YOU’RE NOWHERE IN SIGHT I WALKED ALL THE LONELY STREETS THEY ALL LOOKED THE SAME WHEN THINGS COULDN’T GET MUCH WORSE IT STARTED TO RAIN CHORUS CHORUS . . . RABID SALLY I GOT BIT BY RABID SALLY WHAT SHOULD I DO? WHAT SHOULD I DO? I LOOKED DOWN BELOW MY RIGHT KNEE I SAW RED I WAS STARTING TO BLEED OH I SAW RED OH I WAS STARTING TO BLEED WENT TO THE DOCTOR HE GAVE ME SOME SHOTS THEY DIDN’T FEEL GREAT IT HURT A LOT THEN HE SAID THERE WOULD BE SOME MORE I WASN’T TOO THRILLED UPSET FOR SURE OH I WASN’T TOO THRILLED OH UPSET FOR SURE I GOT BIT BY RABID SALLY I DID THE RIGHT THING ENDURED THE PAIN I GOT HELP I GOT IT SOON LEARNED TO STAY CLEAR OF SICK RACCOONS OH LEARNED TO STAY CLEAR OH OF SICK RACCOONS PETAL MAGIC WHEN I WAKE UP THE BIRDS ARE SINGING THE FLOWERS BLOOM IN THE LIGHT THE DEW CAPTURES THEIR BEAUTY THEIR PETALS ARE GOLDEN BRIGHT CHORUS: YOU KNOW IT MAKES ME GLAD TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE ALIVE IT MAKES ME SAD WHEN I BRING YOU INSIDE BUT YOU KNOW IT’S SPRINGTIME EVERYDAY OF EVERY YEAR IT MAKES ME SMILE KNOWING THAT YOU'RE HERE OH HOW I WISH NATURE WOULD SING TO ME THIS WAY EACH DAY WOULD BRING YOUR PETALS CHANGE JUST LIKE MAGIC BUT IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE YOU'LL GO AWAY CHORUS YOUR PETALS CHANGE JUST LIKE MAGIC BUT IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE YOU'LL GO AWAY CHORUS CHORUS . . . Special thanks go out to Randy Cutrer, Chuck Harrell, and Jerry Lang for the 1970s musical jams that became the foundation for “Germs.” Thanks to Chuck for the opening chords to “Rabid Sally.” Cover art and illustrations by Darleen Hunt. Inside "raccoon" photo by Murray Pat Pendarvis, Ph.D. Lyrics reprinted with kind permission. All rights reserved. © 2019 Robert Everett All rights reserved. MM 005CD BIOLOGY BOB: THE WONDERS OF LIFE The Wonders of Life is available at the Biology Bob Store on this site, CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Google Play, Rhapsody and other fine stores. Click on this link to listen to samples and/or purchase The Wonders of Life: (http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/biologybob) Not available until a few weeks after official release date: June 14, 2019. |