Down to a river by an old dirty track
I was running like a rabbit hiding in the grass
I met a little fish swimming in a stream
Most pretty little fish that I ever seen
She was peaking up from out of the blue
I was wiggling my whiskers, I said How do you do?
She said I'm alright, I'm feeling OK
Thanks for asking How are you today?
I told her I was happy just scooting around
Asked her if she'd like to see my hole in the ground
But she wouldn't have it & was kind of upset
I asked her What's the problem?
She said Well, is it wet?
I said No, it's dry, drier than the sun
She said That's problematic, beside which, I don't run
But if you'd like to see my little rock in the reeds
Swim this way & follow me if you please
She swam a little circle then she dived deep down
I waited for a second but there wasn't a sound
So I waited on the river by the side of the track
Listening for a ripple but she never came back
Baby, out in the wildgrass
That's where I live & I run so fast
But lately out of the water
Since I met you I ain't been sober
I'm just a drunk little rabbit waiting by a stream
Waiting for a fish I seen
I hopped out to the mountains out to visit a friend
I asked him if he had some kind of boat I could lend
He just laughed & he narrowed his eyes & said
I'm an eagle, boy, I live in the sky
I said Well, no harm in askin' & I hopped on my way
But my friend flew overhead, he must have had more to say
I waited by the river where I spent most my time
& my friend the eagle came flying out of the sky
He grabbed me by the ears & he swung me round
Way out over the river I thought he would drown
Gathered all my strength & kicked him hard in the arse
He dropped me & I landed with a thud in the grass
Then I ran off like a rocket that was Jupiter bound
Back into my burrow, little hole in the ground
I waited & I trembled & I didn't come out
Trying to figure out what all that was about
Baby, out in the wildgrass
That's where I live & I run so fast
But lately out of the water
Since you left me I ain't been sober
I'm just a drunk little rabbit waiting by a stream
Waiting for a fish I seen
Eventually I figured it had been a mistake
So I visited my neighbour, a big black bellied snake
I told her about the fishy that was down in the stream
& all about the eagle that was cranky & mean
She just smiled & hissed & waggled her tongue
Then she whispered in my ear, but what she said kinda stung
She told me I was nosey & as dumb as they come
I should not be hanging out where I don't belong
So I stumbled & I staggered back to the river's edge
I was feeling kind of sick so I layed down my head
And I had myself a vision like a wonderful dream
Like I was floating in the ocean but in that very stream
And all the little fishies they were swishing around
& suddenly I saw that little fish I had found
She told me I was welcome to join her in the black
So I did & I was happy & I never looked back
Baby, out in the wildgrass
That's where I live & I run so fast
But lately out of the water
Since you left me I?m drowning in water
I'm an unhappy little rabbit drowning in a stream
Down among the fish I seen