Note: I'm exploring tarot related themes in this round, and this tune works through one of the vertical lines of the Major Arcana: from The Empress to The Wheel of Fortune to The Star
lyrics
One fine day a coppertop lad
Was sittin by the creek tryin’ to catch a crawdad
The sun drew west, and his attention turned
To the high pitched tweet of an eager little bird
The kitty bird flew deep between the trees
So he crossed Plum Creek by the kittybird’s lead
He followed his ear, trekking through the brush
And carved out his path with a wanderlust
He listened hard, he followed his gut
The kittybird felt like a stroke of good luck
Next thing he knew, his fate unfurled
Face to face with an almond-eyed girl
When the kittybird flies deep between the trees
You better cross Plum Creek by the kittybird’s lead
Follow your ear, trek through the brush
And carve out your path with a wanderlust
With sparklin eyes, and a smile so wide,
She took his hand and let their worlds collide
Never again would that boy rest
If he heard a tweetin from a kittybird nest
When the kittybird flies deep between the trees
You better cross Plum Creek by the kittybird’s lead
Follow your ear, trek through the brush
And carve out your path with a wanderlust
credits
from Round 31, Week 2,
released February 22, 2021
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