[man] Here's a story on how strange is life with its changes
and it happened not long ago.
On a high mountain plain where the sagebrush arranges
a playground south of the snow
Iived a lamb with a coat of remarkable sheen.
It would glint in the sunlight, all sparkly and clean.
Such a source of great pride that it caused him to preen.
And he'd break out in high-steppin' dance.
He would dance for his neighbours across the way.
I must say that they found his dancin' enhancin'
for they'd also join in the play.
[hooting]
[rattling]
[hooting continues]
- [man] Then one day... - [backfire]
[shearing]
twittering]
[Iaughing continues]
[sniffs]
[man] Then a-boundin' up the slope
came a great American jackalope.
This sage of the sage, this rare hare of hope
caused to pause and check out the lamb.
Hey, kid, why the mope?
I used to be something, all covered with fluff,
and I'd dance in the sunlight and show off my stuff.
Then they hauled me away in a manner quite rough
and sheared me and dumped me back here in the buff.
And if that's not enough, now my friends all Iaugh at me
'cause they think I Iook ridiculous,
- funny and pink. - [Iaughter]
[all gasp]
Pink? Pink? Well, what's wrong with pink?
Seems you've got a pink kink in your think.
Does it matter what colour? Well, that gets a nope,
be it pink, purple or heliotrope.
Now, sometimes you're up, and sometimes you're down.
When you find that you're down, well, just Iook around.
You still got a body, good Iegs and fine feet.
Get your head in the right place, and hey, you're complete.
Now as for the dancin', you can do more.
You can reach great heights. In fact, you can soar.
You just get a Ieg up and you slap it on down.
And you'II find you're up in what's called a bound.
# Bound, bound and rebound
# Bound and you're up right next to the sky
# And I think you can do it if you give it a try #
First get a Ieg up, slap it on down.
[man] So every year, long about May,
- they'd load him up... - [shearing]
...and they'd haul him away.
And they'd shave him and dump him all naked and bare.
He learned to live with it. He didn't care.
# He'd just bound, bound, bound and rebound #
[hooting]
[man] Now, in this world of ups and downs...
twittering]
...so nice to know there are jackalopes around.
[giggling]