Where the Animals Go - Song Page
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from the album Out on the Tallgrass Prairie
Album Note:
“Sign” – what wildlife experts call the evidence of where animals go in our wild places on the prairie.
Along with the impact of our domestic cattle, we see sign in the prairie and woodland trails, bedding spots, underground dens, nests, water crossings, and more.
All reveal where animals go - for safety, food, and shelter - and are evidence of their remarkable ability to survive in an often harsh environment.
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LYRICS
Pretend that you have four legs.
Crouch down a little low.
Let your senses guide you
Where animals would go
Follow down their narrow trails
As they weave and wind.
They’ll lead to hidden places
You’d probably never find.
They might lead to a secret spot,
A flattened grassy nest
A doe and fawn had found to make
A shelter for their rest.
Trails might lead to tunnels
And burrows underground,
A maze of secret passageways
Beneath you in the ground.
Where to hide -where to eat,
Where to run - where to sleep,
They’ll show - where the animals go.
Way up in the prairie,
Their grassy trails are clear,
Shared by all the cattle,
The coyotes and the deer.
They’ll lead you to the crossings
That only critters know,
To shelter, water, food –
They know the way to go.
Big raccoons and bobcats,
Badgers, beavers, snakes:
All leave behind a little sign,
The trail their travel makes.
Their hooves or claws can find a grip
On steep and rocky trails,
Or passageways so wet and steep
Our human feet would fail.
CHORUS
Their timber trails are twisty,
Pathways made by paws,
Trampled lanes of dirt made by
Hooves and pads and claws.
A tunnel through the bramble,
A quick way to escape,
A place to cross the water –
Their trails will lead the way.
CHORUS (twice)