
Sage Grouse’s Lament: A Song
(Sung to “I Am A Pilgrim”)
I am a sage-grouse
Lonely but determined
Traveling through
This perilous land
I want to nest in
A grassy valley, oh Lord
But I can’t (doo doo doo doo)
Cuz the cows ate it all up
The cowboys blame it
All on the big oilmen
What I fear is
Those great big raptors
If I can’t hide from
Hawks, trucks and foxes, oh Lord
Then I am doomed (doo doo doo doo)
To lose that nest
(Apologies to The Byrds, Sweetheart of the Rodeo album)