Lonely Moose Lament

Tomas Kubinek/Al Simmons    


                       F6               D7                             G7

There's a Moose out there somewhere,

C7                                       F

Out in the wilderness,

        D7                                        G7 

He walks all alone with magnificent might, 

F6               D7                           Bb     B      C7 

Nobody there to keep him warm at night, 



                  F6              D7                  G7 

With his crown of antler's, he's king of the trees, 

  Bb                                                                        F                  D 

Trudging through the snowdrifts, won't somebody please, 

                  F6              D7                  G7 

Tell the horse with humour he's nobody's mule, 

                   Bb                          Db7                 F6            A7 

He's all alone, he's on his own, he's a Moose... 


  

Dm                                                 Bb7              A7 

Steam rise off his back while he is ruminating 

Cm                                                             Dm       Gm   A 

Could there be some memory that he is contemplating 

             Bb                                                                           Dm 

Is he yearning to take - a swim in the lake on a summers afternoon 

        Cm                                                                      Dm           Bb        A7 

And dive for roots - in his birthday suit on a gorgeous day in June 



      Bb 

Oh, he could brood about his food 

             Dm 

And the things his days do not include 

            Cm 

But he's got a positive attitude 

            Gm         B    C7     B7     C7 

And he loves his solitude 



                  F6              D7                 G7 

With his crown of antler's, he's king of the trees, 

  Bb                                                                        F                  D 

Trudging through the snowdrifts, won't somebody please, 

                  F6              D7                  G7 

Tell the horse with humour he's nobody's mule, 

                   Bb                          Db7                 F6            A7 

He's all alone, he's on his own, he's a Moose. 

  

 

(Originally written by Tomas Kubinek for The Right Size Theatre Company's production of the play "Moose" which toured Europe 1991/92. Additional words and music by Al Simmons.)

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