Muskrat, muskrat, what makes your back so slick?
I've been living in the water all my life,
it's a wonder I ain't sick.
I ain't sick, I ain't sick, I ain't sick.
Groundhog,
groundhog,
what makes your back so brown?
I've been living in the ground all my life,
it's a wonder I'm around,
I'm around,
I'm around,
I'm around.
Jaybird,
jaybird,
what makes you fly so high?
I've been eating these acorns all my life,
it's a wonder I don't die,
I don't die,
I don't die,
I don't die.
Rooster,
rooster, what makes you claw so hard?
I've been scratching in the barnyard all my life,
it's a wonder I ain't tired,
I ain't tired,
I ain't tired,
I ain't tired.
Tomcat,
tomcat, what makes your tail so long?
I've been prowling around all my life,
it's a wonder I ain't gone,
I ain't gone,
I ain't gone,
I ain't gone.