the hunting song

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ARTIST: Tom Lehrer
TITLE: The Hunting Song
Lyrics and Chords




I always will remember, 'twas a year ago November
I went out to hunt some deer, on a mornin' bright and clear
I went and shot the maximum the game laws would allow
Two game wardens, seven hunters, and a cow

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I was in no mood to trifle, I took down my trusty rifle
And went out to stalk my prey, what a haul I made that day
I tied them to my fender, and I drove them home somehow
Two game wardens, seven hunters, and a cow

The law was very firm, it took away my permit
The worst punishment I ever endured
It turned out there was a reason, cows were out of season
And one of the hunters wasn't insured

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People ask me how I do it, and I say, "There's nothin' to it
You just stand there lookin' cute, and when something moves, you shoot"
And there's ten stuffed heads in my trophy room right now
Two game wardens, seven hunters and a pure-bred Guernsey cow

... / C C7 F Fm / C G7 C Fm C - /

[Nothing Without Hope]

1. I saw the other thread on this before I saw this one - it's great

all around. But you did post first! :yourock:

I suggest you email this to Keith Olbermann - maybe he can use it as a sound track while describing the accidental shooting of Cheney's co-"hunter" at the mass slaughter of tame animals.

Keith's email: [e-mail]

Other threads on this at DU:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2103377
thread title (2-12-06 LBN): Cheney Accidentally Shoots Fellow Hunter
Comment/excerpt: “Harry Whittington, 78, was "alert and doing fine" after Cheney sprayed Whittington with shotgun pellets on Saturday at the Armstrong Ranch in south Texas, said property owner Katharine Armstrong. Armstrong said Cheney turned to shoot a bird and accidentally hit Whittington. She said Whittington was taken to Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital by ambulance.”

Cheney’s “hunting” is bizarre anyway:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x395842
thread title (2-0-06 GD): There's something wrong w/ Cheney -- killed 70 TAME birds in one trip
Comment/excerpt: The poster notes “In one incident that received some press coverage, Cheney and his pals had 500 farm raised pheasants -- that is, birds that had lost their fear of people -- released before them. The party killed 417 birds in one day, with Cheney bagging 70 of the tamed animals himself. This is not hunting. This is slaughter. This represents the same mental illness that caused W to kill small animals as a child. Isn't wanton killing of small animals by children a sign of mental illness and a marker for violent criminal behavior in the adult?”

The other Tom Lehrer thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x397685
thread title (2-12-06 GD): Dedicated to dead eye Dick: Tom Lehrer's "Hunting Song"
Comment/excerpt: “I always will remember,
'Twas a year ago November,
I went out to hunt some deer
On a morning bright and clear.
I went and shot the maximum the game laws would allow:
Two game wardens, seven hunters, and a cow.”

[mom cat]

2. You are right! You were first. K&R