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Lucky I'm A Droptail

from Come Over & See Me Sometime by Barry Peters

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What a wonderful trick, to drop your tail!

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Lucky I’m A Droptail

It really is an awful drag
To have a body like a bag
That cannot dart or dash or run
Unless I first sit in the sun

Sitting in the sun is hard
There’s cats and dogs in this yard
Each one wants me in their gizzard
It’s lucky I’m a drop tail lizard

I’m not a dog that has three legs
Or a shell without it’s snail
I might be shorter but it’s no harm
It’s lucky I’m a drop tail

There’s children here with nasty jars
Why don’t they play with matchbox cars
They creep up with their fingers out
“Gotcha’s” what they all shriek and shout

It’s then I pull the safety switch
I drop my tail to tweak and twitch
A trick as good as any wizard
It’s lucky I’m a drop tail lizard

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from Come Over & See Me Sometime, released January 1, 2007
Words & Music by Barry Peters
with Kristen Ham

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Barry Peters VIC, Australia

Dubbed the Paul Kelly of the underage music scene, Barry is based in Warrnambool on Australia's beautiful southern coast.

Amassing near gold record sales as a totally independent artist, his appeal is very simple: Barry writes great songs. Rich with environmental themes, his music is profound and energetic.

Warm, wise and funny, Barry Peters is an artist worth introducing to every child. ... more

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