Heather just might like this one

replyMaybe it's just me, but it seems to me that this is the sort of thing Heather might write if she were to take up environmental causes...

replyCreatures of the Forest
Lyrics by Andrew Ross
ttto: "The Cat and the Fiddle" (Heather Alexander)

Monday morning, here they come a-trampling Sun reflecting off a yellow hard hat
Axes flash, the trees are now a-tumbling Say goodbye to our precious habitat
They slash and burn and the river smells of gasoline They throw their garbage in the bushes when they're done We'll be stuffed and transformed into velveteen Before we rest after all the harm they've done

CHORUS: Singing hey-diddle-dee, join me in the chorus

        Hey-diddle-doe, give your friends a hand
        Dance and play with the creatures of the forest
        Heaven help you if you tinker with their land

Time goes by, and your little town is bustling Counting money, drinking liquor down
But what's that sound? An approaching gypsy caravan Looks like the travellers are coming to your town We'll tell your fortune, baffle you with magic tricks Watch your back, this is not what it appears Knee-high boots hide furry legs and cloven feet Gaudy scarves hide the points behind our ears

CHORUS Are you hot? Sir, please try this refreshing drink Pardon me if it makes you fall asleep
Enchanted dust will work much faster than you think And knock you out, then it's off to work we creep Casting spells and showing off our power Armies of monkies and little tiny toads
Planting trees that grow up in an hour
Watch us laugh as the city hall explodes!

CHORUS Pavements crack as vines shoot up like lightning bolts The water rises as the sewers overflow
Bears and beavers breaking up the buildings Till they look like ruins from a thousand years ago When you wake, your town's become a wilderness Your business boom is an economic bust
You'll have to leave and find another habitat Take the clearcut you thought you'd left for us

CHORUS x2

Andrew Ross Received on 09/12/97