Muskrat, muskrat, what makes your back so slick?
I've been livin' in the water all of my life,
it's a wonder I ain't sick, I ain't sick, I ain't sick,
I ain't sick.
#2.
Ground-hog, ground-hog, what makes your back so brown?
I've been livin' in the ground all of my life,
it's a wonder I'm around, I'm around, I'm around, I'm
around.
#3.
Jaybird, Jaybird, what makes you fly so high?
I've been eatin' these acorns all of my life, it's a wonder
I don't die, I don't die, I don't die, I don't die.
#4.
Rooster, rooster, what makes your claws so hard?
I've been scratchin' in the barnyard all of my life, it's a
wonder I ain't tired, I ain't tired, I ain't tired, I ain't
tired.
#5.
Tomcat, tomcat, what makes your tail so long?
I've been prowling around all of my life, it's a wonder I ain't
gone, I ain't gone, I ain't gone, I ain't gone.