Jethro Tull – The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles (Guitar)

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Owl loved to rest quietly whilst no one was watching

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Sitting on a fence one day, he was surprised when suddenly a Kangaroo ran close by

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Now this may not seem strange, but when Owl overheard Kangaroo

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Whisper to no one in particular: "The hare has lost his spectacles."

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Well, he began to wonder

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Presently, the moon appeared from behind a cloud

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And there, lying on the grass was Hare

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In the stream that flowed by the grass a Newt

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And sitting astride a twig of a bush a Bee

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Ostensibly motionless, the Hare was trembling with excitement

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For without his spectacles he appeared completely helpless

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Where were his spectacles?

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Could someone have stolen them?

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Had he mislaid them?

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What was he to do?

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Bee wanted to help, and thinking he had the answer began:

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"You probably ate them thinking they were a carrot."

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"No!" interrupted Owl, who was wise

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"I have good eye-sight, insight, and foresight.

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How could an intelligent Hare make such a silly mistake?"

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But all the time, Owl had been sitting on the fence, scowling!

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Kangaroo were hopping mad at this sort of talk

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She thought herself far superior in intelligence to the others

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She was their leader, their guru

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She had the answer: "Hare, you must go in search of the optician."

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But then she realized that Hare was completely helpless without his spectacles

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And so, Kangaroo loudly proclaimed, "I can't send Hare in search of anything!"

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"You can, guru, you can!" shouted Newt. "You can send him with Owl."

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But Owl had gone to sleep

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Newt knew too much to be stopped by so small a problem

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"You can take him in your pouch."

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But alas, Hare was much too big to fit into Kangaroo's pouch

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All this time, it had been quite plain to Hare

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That the others knew nothing about spectacles

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And as for all their tempting ideas, well Hare didn't care

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The lost spectacles were his own affair

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And after all, Hare did have a spare a-pair

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A-pair