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time to call the vet

from red road by bushytunes

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The character in this song has a lot of pets. He also has a soft spot for the vet, who he admires and reveres rather more than is healthy.

One of my very favourite tracks so far, this bass-thumpy, jangly one. And I don’t even have any pets, so how about that?
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lyrics

When is it the time
To give in and call the experts?
When you’ve got to spend
Your hard-earned dosh ‘cos there’s no choice
When your pets are ill and sad
And very, very maudlin
You must look after your pets
Because they’ve got no voice

So
Time to call the vet
For my poorly anaconda
Time to call the vet
For my melancholy mole
Time to call the vet
He looks just like Peter Fonda
Comes here on his Harley, wearing shades
He looks so cool

Time to call the vet
To my terrified tarantula
Time to call the vet
To my waltzing kangaroo
Time to call the vet
To my sloth who has stopped moving
And to sort the crocodile
Dreams of my gnu

I can hear the vet
I can hear his Harley throbbing
Open up the door and then
I greet him with a smile
I say ‘Would you like a hot drink?’
He says ‘yes, I would please
If it’s not too much trouble
I’ll have some chamomile’

Time to call the vet
To my mynah bird who’s lithping
Time to call the vet
To my hedgehog’s blunted spines
Time to call the vet
To my conspicuous chameleon
I think he may be colour-blind
We find him all the time

There is no one else
Who I trust around my animals
There is no one else
Who can make me feel relieved
Time to call the vet
‘Cause he’s such a splendid fellow
I wish I could be like him, yeah
I wish he could be me

Time to call the vet
For my ant who isn’t working
Time to call the vet
For my bee who cannot buzz
Time to call the vet
‘Cause my budgie has stopped chirping
The vet is very kind
He comes around, looks after us

Time to call the vet…
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from red road, track released September 2, 2013

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bushytunes Christmas Island

Once upon a time there was a crazy idea: to create, record and upload a musical track every day for a year. And the idea floated round and round the planet, looking for a place to call home. After a long time of searching and wishing and watching, the idea chose to make a nest in the brain of a bushy fellow, coming to his aid and guiding him out of the doldrums, back to a magical pathway... ... more

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