This was a bit of a mess. The recording on 'Songs for the Wild-At-Heart' was actually the second take. The original take was in a different key, which I changed for the second version because I couldn't sing it properly at the time.
So, when I dug out the sequencer file for this song, guess what happened? Yes, I accidentally used the original key, and then ran into trouble when trying to dub the sound effects from the original tape. I had to varispeed it a bit but I got there in the end.
lyrics
Young Human
(Original recording appears on 'Songs for the Wild-at-Heart', 2006)
For those who frolic in the woods
There was a young human who lived on a farm
He lived on fresh mangoes and ham without harm
(even when there was no 'R' in the month)
He tended his crops and he gathered the hay
And he fought with the beasts
When they came out to play
No fun for everyone
Because of the young human
No fun for everyone
Because of the young human
The beasts tried to temper his violence with bribes
They offered him wülfgeld - he threatened their lives
So the beasts met to gather a council of war
To teach the young man-thing what beasties were for
More fun for everyone
In spite of the young human
More fun for everyone
In spite of the young human
Well the battle raged on
For two nights and two days
And the beasts bit the man
'till he mended his ways
So all you young creatures
Come listen to me
Live life as you feel it
And not as you see
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