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Vicuna

My father was a llama, my mother was his wife
Her family came from mountain stock I'm sure
And I watched them work for peanuts all their lives
Though I loved them dearly I still wanted more

"Follow in our hoof-steps" is all that they could say to me
"Thank God above you've got a noble job to do"
But at night I yearned for the rocky ridge above me
When they went to work one day's when I shot through

And I said "Don't weigh me down I'm a vicuna"
My silk fleece is warm and worth its weight in Inca gold
Don't try and tie me up, cause I'm no beast of burden
All the rope in Machu Picchu cannot keep me held

Up into the Andes I ascended that fine day
The road was treacherous but my feet served me well
When I looked down at my parents' home and all that I surveyed
I knew at altitude was where my fortune dwelled

But I nearly froze to death it was so cold that first lonely night
My woolly coat's the reason I survived
When at last I woke and I beheld that gracious sight
Well I thanked the Lord above that I'd arrived

A pretty graceful maiden she was so nimble and so free
I batted my eyelashes at her and she at me
But her daddy came a-bounding and he spat right in my face
Said no llama's son was gonna take his baby

But I said "Don't stop me now, I'm a vicuna"
My silky fleece is warm and worth its weight in Inca gold
Don't try and tie me up, cause I'm no beast of burden
All the rope in Machu Picchu cannot keep me held

Seeing's I'm no pacifist I spat back in his face
And he respected me for doing just as much
He extended his right hoof to me and said
"Join the vicuna race"
And soon I had his lovely daughter up the duff

Now we say "Don't weigh us down we're all vicunas"Our silky fleece is warm and worth its weight in Inca goldDon't try and tie us up, cause we're not beasts of burden
All the rope in Machu Picchu cannot keep us held

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from Stereo Pair, released June 17, 2011
Eduardo Cossio: backing vocals
Jessica Panegyres: backing vocals

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