Track: 6
Title: MISTER RABBIT [rehearsal]
Authorship: Traditional, arranged Medford
Publishing: Public Domain
Recording date: 17 April 1985
Recording place: The G-Spot, 503 Frederick Street, San Francisco, CA
A cassette recording made at rehearsal on a portable device.
Remastered by Carl Salbacka & Leslie Medford
Running Time: 04:29
First appeared on: Green Girl
First released 23 April 2017
[via multiple streaming services]
Leslie Medford : recorder, vocals, whistling, harmonica, trumpet
Sam Babbitt : acoustic guitar
Terry von Blankers : bass guitar
Ruben Chandler : drums
lyrics
MISTER RABBIT
[rehearsal]
Mister Rabbit, Mister Rabbit?
Your ears are mighty long.
Yes, bless god, they’re put on wrong.
Ev’ry little soul must shine, shine.
Ev’ry little soul must shine, shine.
Mister Rabbit, Mister Rabbit?
Your ears are mighty thin.
Yes, bless god, they’re splittin’ the wind.
Ev’ry little soul must shine, shine.
Ev’ry little soul must shine, shine!
Mister Rabbit, Mister Rabbit?
Your coat is mighty gray.
Yes, bless god, it’s made that way.
Ev’ry little soul must shine, shine.
Ev’ry little soul must shine, shine!
Mister Rabbit, Mister Rabbit!
Your eyes are mighty red!
Yes, bless god, I’m almost dead.
Ev’ry little soul must shine, shine.
Ev’ry little soul must shine, shine.
Ev’ry little soul must shine, shine!
Ev’ry little soul must shine, shine!
Yes, bless god, I’m almost dead.
Ev’ry little soul must shine, shine.
Ev’ry little soul must shine, shine.
Ev’ry little soul must shine, shine!
Ev’ry little soul must shine, shine!
Can ya dig it? Can ya dig it!
Ruben: "Ya know it's good when it gave ya goosebumps!"
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