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The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles (Stereo Mix)
Jethro Tull
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Owl loved to rest quietly whilst no one was watching
Sitting on a fence one day he was surprised
When suddenly a Kangaroo ran close by
Now this may not seem strange but when Owl
Overheard Kangaroo whisper to no one in particular
"The Hare has lost his spectacles"
Well, he began to wonder
Presently the Moon appeared from behind a
Cloud and there, lying on the grass, was Hare
In the stream that flowed by the grass, a Newt
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And sitting astride a twig of a bush, a Bee
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Ostensibly motionless, the Hare was trembling with excitement
For without his spectacles he appeared completely helpless
Where were his spectacles?
Could someone have stolen them?
Had he mislaid them?
What was he to do?
Bee wanted to help and thinking he had the answer began
"You probably ate them thinking they were a carrot"
"No" interrupted Owl who was wise
"I have good eyesight, insight and foresight
How could an intelligent Hare make such a silly mistake?"
But all the time Owl had been sitting on the fence, scowling
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Kangaroo were hopping mad at this sort of talk
She thought herself far superior in intelligence to the others
As she was their leader, their guru
She had the answer
"Hare, you must go in search of the optician"
But then she realised that Hare were
Completely helpless without his spectacles
And so Kangaroo loudly proclaimed
"I can't send Hare in search of anything"
"You can Guru, you can" shouted Newt
"You can send him with Owl"
But Owl had gone to sleep
Newt knew too much to be stopped by so small a problem
"You can take him in your pouch"
But alas Hare was much too big to fit into Kangaroo's pouch
All this time it had been quite plain to Hare
That the others knew nothing about spectacles
And as for all their tempting ideas
Well Hare didn't care
The lost spectacles were his own affair
And after all Hare did have a spare
A pair
A pair
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