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That Kind Of Mouse

from Dr. Faber's Medicine Show by Cat Faber

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about

I got the idea for this song when I came back from visiting family for two weeks and discovered that the wrapper of the last candy bar in the cupboard had been shredded. Something with little tiny teeth had gnawed into the chocolate, encountered an almond, gnawed to the left around the almond, gnawed to the right around the almond--but left the almond itself untouched. I couldn't help but imagine this from the mouse's point of view...

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That Kind Of Mouse
Lyrics and melody by Cat Faber 2012

I'm just a poor working mouse, taking life as it comes
Glad to find a peanut or a pile of crumbs
When a beautiful smell, in my nose made a fuss
Which I followed to a package half the size of a bus!

Really, I'm not hungry; help yourself; on the house.
Honestly, it's nothing; I'm just that kind of mouse.

Well, the label was large; even I understood
It said Hershey Bar With Almonds, okay, almonds are good;
So I gnawed it right open—the brown stuff was prime!
So delicious even almonds were a waste of my time.

Life is short, and it's hungry; it ends with a snap!
So I gnawed around the almonds, for the last lovely scrap.
I'll remember forever, that beautiful score--
I never had a chance at indigestion before

What would any mouse do, if such a thing came their way?
I ate twice my own bodyweight in chocolate today.
Then I staggered back home, gave the neighbors a call;
Folks? I found a bunch of almonds; you can have them all.

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from Dr. Faber's Medicine Show, released January 13, 2014

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Cat Faber Tennessee

I write music about science fiction and fantasy subjects, commonly referred to as "filk."

I write much faster than I can record. Recent songs may be found at my website--the URL is given below.

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