Muskrat, Muskrat, wha makes your head so slick?
i've been a-livin' in the water so long, it's a
wonder I ain't sick, I ain't sick, I ain't sick

Well, Groundhog, Groundhog, why is your back
so brown?
It's a wonder I don't smother to death from livin'
in the ground, in the ground, in the ground

Jaybird, Jaybird, why do you fly so high?
I've been eatin them acerns all my life, it's a
wonder i don't die, I don't die, I dont die

Now, rooster, rooster, why is your claw so hard?
Iv'e been scratchin' in the barnlot all my life, and it's a
wonder I ain't tired, I ain't tired, I ain't tired

Well, tomcat, old tomcat, why is your tail so long?
I been a-cussin' and a-fightin' all my life, it's a
wonder it ain't gone, it ain't gone, it ain't gone