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  1. The Redhead
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The Redhead started from my realization that I was actually jealous of a squirrel Bruce was feeding and teaching to do tricks. His retirement did change the dynamics around our house, but the song itself is a flight of fancy. My daughter, Hannah, a skilled musician and songwriter in her own right, plays the ukulele on the recording, with Paul Simons’ piano dancing like a playful squirrel, and Andrew Gillis providing harmonica accents. How about the squirrel chorus?

Lyrics

The Redhead
by Karen Robinson

Last June my man retired. I’ll be another year
I s’pose he must get lonely being home without me here.
Who knew his lazy summer in the hammock ‘neath the pine
Would lead him to another? He would find a valentine?

At work I try to stay on task. What do they do all day?
I’m so distracted hour to hour ‘cause while I work, they play
He laughs and coos around her the way we used to be
He doesn’t mean to hurt me. He says she looks like me

Chorus:
My husband has a squirrelfriend. He loves her very much
He feeds her several times a day, expensive seeds and nuts
I hear him call her sweetie. He used to call me that
She’s a cute and chubby redhead. I hate the little rat!

She prefers Delux Trail Mix. He watches while she feeds
He used to snack on beer and chips, but now its nuts and seeds
Of me she was indifferent ‘til I chased her with a broom
She screeched, scolded me, and then, high-tailed-it to his room

No, she’s not so glad to see me, but this was just too much - ouch!
I came home from work and found them curled up on the couch
I know she has a burrow beneath the balsam fir
If she thinks she’ll move in this fall, I’ve got news for her!

My husband has a squirrelfriend. He loves her very much
He feeds her several times a day, expensive seeds and nuts
I hear him call her sweetie. He used to call me that
She’s a cute and chubby redhead. I hate the little rat!

She ate my favourite crackers and left a mess behind
But then I found crumbs in my bed. That’s when I drew the line
The truth is, I was brought up well I try hard not to hate her
But one day after work I bought a trap to relocate her


She hasn’t been around for days. He suspects me lots
If she doesn’t show up soon, he says he’ll call the cops
For this determined woman scorned, hell knew no wrath
- - - -
This love triangle had to stop……. Oh drat!……I think she’s back!

My husband has a squirrelfriend. He loves her very much
He feeds her several times a day, expensive seeds and nuts
I hear him call her sweetie. He used to call me that
She’s a cute and chubby redhead. I hate the little rat!
She’s a chubby little redhead. I hate the little rat!



© 2019 Karen Robinson