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Intro

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She was once an attraction at the county fair

and now she sleeps in a box at the top of the stairs

and she loves it here make no mistake

cause she can earn her keep by chasin snakes

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And if I wake up late at night i know that everything will

be alright, cause crawling round on my room is the woman

who was also a mongoose

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She was born in May ninety years ago

In a little town outside Buffalo

but the town folk feared her and they chased her away

and now she's happy with a place to stay

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And if I wake up late at night i know that everything will

be alright, cause crawling round on my room is the woman

who was also a mongoose

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She trapped a rattler out behind the barn

and she let it go without any harm

then she came inside for a cup of tea

and she spoke for a while with my brother and me

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chasing after feild mice running through the high grass

thats what she loves to do

and if she's happy as a mongoose, shouldn't bother me or you

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And if I wake up late at night i know that everything will

be alright, cause crawling round on my room is the woman

who was also a mongoose

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