An ode to the rodent that always gives us six more weeks of winter, in honor of Groundhog Day.
Verse:
People say that he's so cute
Little paws and hirsute
His follower all gather round
When he emerges from underground
The yearly ritual repeats
No amount of snow defeats
The pageantry surrounding that
Which celebrates a giant rat
Chorus:
I hate Punxatawny Phil
The critter who is winters' shill
He endorses six more weeks
To the delight of snowbound freaks
Pampered in his custom den
He pops right out, then goes back in
Tell this slob from Gobbler's knob
To get another job!
Verse
He tells my flowers not to bloom
Contributes to my winter gloom
So, rodent, stay deep in your hole
Or I will have to curse your soul!
Repeat Chorus
@kiffa Mar 2022
Aww, it's not Phil's fault, he's just a tool of Big Weather! Rodentism notwithstanding lol, this is a lot of fun. "Tell this slob from Gobbler's knob/To get another job" is such a great couplet.
@abudabard12514 Mar 2022
"fuc groundhog" is an apt set of tags for this
Also the song is great!
@skibum1066 Feb 2022
Thanks for your kind comments on "Walk Don't Run".
We live near Punxy but we've never been to the spectacle. Good Uke playing
@porrectus Feb 2022
That’s wicked fun. I have some good recipes for woodchuck if you want them. Great write, nice sound and great lyrics.
@analogj Feb 2022
Liz! Don't make Double-P feel bad! He might be listening and he'll NEVER see his shadow, damning us to eternal Winter.
Seriously, funny! Good job!
@whispermouse Feb 2022
"Punxatawny Phil / winters' shill" is awesome (along with a bunch of the other rhymes). Such an uplifting hate song :D
@tseaver Feb 2022
Fun write! I endorse the pro-spring ticket, myself. Snow should be kept where people who like it can drive to see it. :)
@darcistrutt Feb 2022
Yup - he's a very popular giant rat. The rhyme of slob-knob-job made me smile. That silly rodent endorsed the six more weeks this year. Sigh... Fun write!
@regis Feb 2022
I have similar feelings about rodent-based forecasts. I love the acidic lyrics against the bouncy uke.
@scubed Feb 2022
This is hilarious! The lyrics are great, and your delivery is delightful. Would love to see you doing this at Gobbler’s Knob!
@leslie333 Feb 2022
Hee hee! Very cute and so appropriate today. Nice clever lyrics.
@mikeb Feb 2022
This brought some laughs today!
@kenmattsson Feb 2022
Awesome writing as usual. I like a lot of the chord changes, and your word play is on point. Good first write, and Happy Play Your Ukulele Day!
@winchperry Feb 2022
haha, love this tongue in cheek tune! I'll have to share it with my hubby since he has a great song about how great P.Phil is.
@colgoo Feb 2022
Tell me REALLY how you feel! Very cute and timely song. The ukulele (that I somehow associate with summer and warmer weather) aptly works with this in a weird way. The tune reminds me a bit of “Puff, the Magic Dragon” another fictional creature that sticks mainly to a hole, as well.