From the recording Jumping Mouse
Lyrics
Now, there once was a Mouse who walked along with me
And he could only see short
Well, we came upon a Frog in a pond one day
Who said: “Jump up and see long!”
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And this feeling inside makes me high all day
I can’t run, I can’t hide
It’s so real all the way
And the fire burns so brightly
Well, me and Jumping Mouse met an old Mouse
Who said: “Come and live here
It’s safe and warm and it always stays the same
It makes sense you should stay here”
Well, me and Jumping Mouse thought we’d better go
We wanted to feel the world turn
So, we set on a journey to other lands
And our eyes were opened
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Well, me and Jumping Mouse met a Buffalo
Who was lame and dying
He said: “A vision told me a Mouse’s eye would heal me”
And could we help him
Well, Jumping Mouse stepped back and then he got scared
But he said: “I’ll give you my eye friend”
Well, the Buffalo jumped up and said with a smile
“Now I can give away again!”
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So, the Buffalo took us across the plains to the mountains
And bid us a safe journey
Then me and Jumping Mouse met a Wolf
Who lost her memory
He thought: “My other eye will help her see
Who, who, who is she”
So, Jumping Mouse gave the Wolf his other eye
Well, the Wolf said: “I am the door and you are the key
And your warmth unlocks me”
So, in turn she took us up to Medicine Lake
And we drank the water
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Well over on a lily pad there sat the old Frog
And he yelled: “Jump higher!
Don’t be afraid, hold on to the wind and trust
And now you are the Eagle!”
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