Beaver

from The Cave by John Millard, Tomson Highway and Martha Ross

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lyrics

BEAVER

I'm a beaver in a pond and I work, work, work
I'm a beaver in a pond and I work, work, work
I work some more and I use my teeth

I’m a-workin’ in the mornin’
I’m a-workin’ in the night
I’m a-workin’ in the mornin’
I’m a-workin’ in the night
I work so hard I have no peace

They call me Bobby Beaver and I love my name
Bobby Billy Beaver with the great big teeth
A nickle and a pickle and a jiggle and a boo
I work so hard theres no time left to eat.

Now I was born the tenth of sixteen kids
A bunch of baby beavers in a’ one big hole
We were happy creatures in the big thick bush
Learning how to chew from one big bowl.

Then we grew up to be bigger than a great big rock
And we started working hard for our dad, Big Bert
Chewing on the trees and a-hollering “Timber!”
Then a-dragging all the logs to the river through the dirt.

By the building of this house
And a-building of this dam
A-making little tunnels in the wet black soil
Bobby Billy Beaver grew a great big beard

And hitched up with a beauty named a’ Betty Bella Boyle.
And we in turn gave birth to a dozen little beavers
Who learned how to work like Grand Dad Bert
They worked so hard they almost died
A-dragging all the logs to the river through the dirt.

We work all day on the dam on the river
It’s so damn hot it kind-a makes you wonder
Why it’s so damn hot on the dank, dark river.
It kind-a makes you quiver.
I work so hard that I have no time left…

credits

from The Cave, released June 15, 2022
Derek Kwan (solo) + company

Greg Oh: Music Director, piano and keyboards
Rob Clutton: Bass
Matti Pulkki: Accordion
Tara Davidson: Reeds
Christa Mercey: Percussion
John Millard: Banjo