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The Cow Song

from Content (Album) by Eric Din

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about

This is an older song, which I tend to sing at campfires on the rare occasions I am at campfires. I tried to record it in a couple of our band configurations years ago, but it sounded wrong to me as anything but a solo acoustic piece. So finally last year I recorded this version, basically unchanged from the original, except for the intro, which is new.

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THE COW SONG

Everyone always says that cows are stupid
Eat grass in the valley all day there, lookin’ stupid
They’re really only good for one thing
We all know just why they’re here
But I still don’t understand
Cos everyone knows his soul is bound for heaven
And everyone knows his rump will soon be roasted
But nobody knows why they said that the cow was stupid
Stupid cow, if you’re a stupid cow
You’re not half as stupid as me
Someday, maybe your luck might turn around

Everyone always says that the sheep will follow
And everyone knows the wolves won’t stop to think, (or even blink)
But nobody knows why they said that the sheep would follow
Blind sheep, if you’re a blind sheep
You’re not half as blind as me
Someday, maybe your luck might turn around

credits

from Content (Album), released August 1, 2023
Acoustic guitar and vocals: Eric Din
Recorded by Michael Rosen at East Bay Recorders

© 2022 Eric Roy Dinwiddie
King Roy Music, BMI65

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Eric Din Berkeley, California

I'm a guitarist and singer-songwriter with The Uptones. These are my solo recordings, starting from 2015. I started Berkeley Cat Records in 2019. BandCamp is the first place I publish these puppies, before I send them into the streaming wilds. Wait, you ask, Berkeley Cat Records has puppies? Why yes, Matilda. Thanks for popping in, hope you enjoy the tunes! ... more

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