Beaver Believers Lyrics
- Genre:Folk
- Year of Release:2023
Lyrics
I am a round brown muddy ground salad-eating creature
I don't hibernate I stay up late storing my family's food for the winter
I'm kinda chubby, keeps me snuggy and I build my own shelter
I'm slow to walk but I swim like a shark I'm water's favorite carpenter
I need some beaver (beaver) believers (believers)
To help me make my home
I help that water (water) sink deeper (deeper)
And I can't do it alone
I got iron teeth, sharp as steel and yes I chop some trees down
But I always leave enough for you and let me tell you how I build now
I'm dedicated my pond is rated best for frogs and salmon
Warblers and bobcats, otters mink and muskrats, mergansers and heron
My home is meant for sharing
I need some beaver (beaver) believers (believers)
To help me make my home
I keep those wetlands (wetlands) greener (greener)
And I can't do it alone
Ponds and bogs and marshes are what we beavers do best
People do not like it when we make a soggy mess
But the critters in the rivers need the homes we love to share
We can live together but you'll have to be prepared
You can defend your favorite tree with sandy paint or fencing
You can recover your culvert with homegrown engineering
You could plant willow, aspen groves or a cottonwood tree
I'm looking for patient people planning for a greener century
I need some beaver (beaver) believers (believers)
To help me make my home
I help those fires (fires) slow down (slow down)
I keep those wetlands (wetlands) greener (greener)
I help that water (water) sink deeper (deeper)
And I can't do it alone
No I can't do it alone