E_ye_{s of Ni}ght _Owls

Reprinted from Songworm 3
This parody was sung by Leslie Fish on Tapeworm 2

Parody of “Eyes of Eagles”, words and music by Leslie Fish

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Parody lyrics ©1989-03-10 by Bob Kanefsky. All rights reserved. The copyright of the original lyrics and music remain with the holder(s) of the original copyright.

Eyes of Night Owls

Chorus:

D Grind ,  C chil dren,  D grind !  For a  C clear  and wakeful  G mind That can  D work  through the night if we  A please . D Grind ,  C chil dren,  D grind !  We’re pre C serv ing human G kind , And we  D each  have our  A own  priori G ties .    D

Plant the

D strains

where it rains,

In the

G moun

tains or the

D plains

,

Where the frost never forms on the

A soil

.

Clear and

D sow

, trim and hoe,

’Til red

G cher

ries start to grow.

In three

D years

, reap the

A fruits

of your

D toil

.

(Chorus)

Dry each one in the sun.
Crack them open when they’re done.
Find two beans:  whitish green when they’re ripe.
Roast the seed that you’ve freed.
Open fire’s all you need.
Turn them slow in a wide metal pipe.

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Turn them ’round ’til they’re browned,
Then you quickly cool them down.
They’ll be dark as the bark of a tree.
You can tell just as well
By the dark delicious smell,
Far more rich than you’d dreamed it could be.

(Chorus)

Fill a pot.  Get it hot.
Pour it  through the grounds you’ve got.
It drips back clear and black as the night.
Drink it up from the cup
As an evening pick-me-up.
Call it  coffee    or  night owl’s delight.

(Chorus)