Rabbit Box
Childhood Adventures and the Rabbit Box: Vic Chesnutt's Musical Tale
Lyrics
while I was still in elementary school
Reflecting on childhood memories when the speaker was in elementary school.
I discovered Daddy's tools
Discovering the tools belonging to the speaker's father.
and amassed a small pile, of scrap lumber
Accumulating a small pile of scrap lumber from various sources.
and I built a rabbit box
Constructing a "rabbit box" using the gathered materials.
and i set it facing north
Placing the rabbit box in a northward direction.
but i caught a possum and a kitten
Capturing a possum and a kitten in the rabbit box.
both of which were a bitch to set free
Encountering difficulty in releasing the possum and kitten, possibly due to fear of being bitten.
cause I thought they were going to bite me
Expressing the speaker's apprehension about potential bites during the release.
but we all three escaped safely
All three, the speaker, possum, and kitten, manage to escape unharmed.
well once I took my single shotgun
Describing an instance where the speaker takes a single shotgun.
and put on my camouflage
Wearing camouflage, possibly for hunting or concealment.
and hid in the neighbour's pasture by the little cow pond
Hiding in the neighbor's pasture near a cow pond.
and finally after a long time
Waiting patiently, a significant amount of time passes.
a bunch of doves flew by
A group of doves finally appears, attracting the speaker's attention.
and landed in a huddle on the power line
The doves land on a power line, forming a cluster.
and so I aimed with an eagle's eye and fired
Aiming with precision and firing the shotgun at the doves.
but it was two pigeons that fell like bean bags into the weeds
Realizing that two pigeons, not doves, fell as a result of the shot.
well they sure looked like doves to me
Expressing the speaker's perception and acknowledgment of the mistake.
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