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Back in the Zoo (EP)

by Jon Stammers

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1.
Penguin 02:52
A penguin slides down an icy slope The penguin glides through the icy sea But you and me We don't get by so easily Sometimes we don't talk a lot Sometimes we don't talk at all But when I call You answer me, so we won't fall When it gets cold And the cold wind blows around There's no shelter to be found from the icy storm/ I can keep you warm Sometimes this world, it can seem so cold And you regret the life you chose But the penguin knows What to do when the cold wind blows When it gets cold And the cold wind blows around There's no shelter to be found from the icy storm I can keep you warm Let me keep you warm
2.
Panda Bear 02:24
So what is wrong with you now, panda bear? You act like you can't even see her there Why don't you go to her, and make her your panda bear? (yeah yeah yeah) There's not so many of you left any more But you're sat there thinking and you don't seem sure What are you waiting for? You need to make lots more panda bears It's not easy when you find the one you want Trying to get close to her You're afraid that she might not want you But wouldn't it be worse never knowing for sure? So what is wrong with me now? Why can't I Walk up to her and look her in the eye? Why must I be so shy? Why can't I tell her I like her (I leave it far too late and still can't ever tell it straight) We play these games and we don't play fair It's dog eat dog, and people just don't care So what hope is there for a gentle panda bear? It's not easy when you find the one you want Trying to get close to her Yes, you might just make a fool of yourself But it might be much worse never knowing for sure So what is wrong with you now, panda bear? You act like you can't even see her there Why don't you go to her, and make her your panda bear?
3.
There's an elephant in the room, but I don't wanna talk about it A general atmosphere of doom, and both of us could do without it An atmosphere of fear and dread, because this great big thing's just hanging over our head It's gonna get on top of us soon, but I don't wanna talk about it I've got this monkey on my back. I can't seem to get rid of it I thought it might cut me some slack, but oh no, not a bit of it I thought it might just go away, if I kept on ignoring it and didn't play its games But it's still there. I can't seem to get rid of it. I know it's time to take this bull by the horns I know we need to talk it through I don't know, maybe the cat's just got my tongue I'm such a chicken when it comes to you We've got this tiger by the tail. No way we can let go of it Or it'll get us without fail. Then everyone will know of it It's running wild. What can we do? It's time to get all these animals back in the zoo There's an elephant in the room, but I don't want to talk about it.
4.
The other day I saw a big fat hairy monster With a big fat scary head And now I'm scared That that mean old monster wants to see me dead The other day I saw a big fat scary monster With big fat hairy legs And now I'm scared That that mean old monster wants to see me dead Stay inside all day No, I don't want to go out I'm not going out today There's people out there who've got guns and knives We need to guard our lives I saw the papers yesterday Something about some psycho killer dragging little kids away The other day I saw a big fat scary monster With a big fat hairy head And now I'm scared That that mean old monster wants to see me dead Keep looking around And keep those ears pricked for the least suspicious sound There's people out there who might beat me, rob me, defraud me or eat me I watched the news the other day Looks like the whole world's full of terrorists trying to blow us all away A lot of things I could do But I might mess up or just not be able to There's people out there who'd do better than me Plus way too much bureaucracy I heard a bunch of people say about how the government's trying to take all of our hard-earned rights away
5.
Ma ‘na lygod yn y tŷ Paid gadael y rhai mawr i mewn Ma ‘na lygod yn y tŷ Ond paid â gadael y rhai mawr i mewn Llygoden bach yn cysgu yn y tŷ Llygoden bach yn deffro ac i ffwrdd â hi I ffwrdd â chdi I ffwrdd â ni! Ac nawr ma’r llygod mawr yn dod! Weles i lygod yn y tŷ – allan o gornel fy lygad i Weles i lygod yn y tŷ – allan o gornel fy lygad i Llygoden bach yn nythu yng nghornel y tŷ Llygod bach ym mhobman felly ffwrdd â ni I ffwrdd â ni Ond ble’r awn ni? Ma’r llygod wedi dod! Gei di ddod adre efo fi? Dwi’m isio mynd yna ben fy hun Gei di ddod adre efo fi? Dwi’m isio mynd yna ben fy hun Sbia mewn trwy’r ffenest. Be weli di? Llygoden mawr yn sbio ‘nôl arnom ni! Yn dychryn fi I ffwrdd â ni! Ma’r llygod mawr yn dod! Ma ‘na lygod yn ein tŷ – yn bwyta popeth sy gynnon ni Ma ‘na lygod yn ein tŷ – yn malu popeth sy gynnon ni Llygod mawr yn rhuthro trwy ein tŷ Ma’r llygod yn difetha ein bywyd ni Ond be nawn ni O be nawn ni? Ma’r llygod wedi dod!

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Debut EP. Five animal-themed songs by Jon Stammers in various styles. Final track is in Welsh.

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released May 11, 2017

All songs written by Jon Stammers. Produced by Ian Walker. Vocals, whistling and clucking by Jon Stammers. All instruments by Ian Walker except: Magnus Forrester-Barker (guitar on track 1; ukulele on track 4); Matt Dawson (guitar on track 5).

Artwork by Mabon and Charmaine.

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Singer/songwriter in Holyhead, North Wales.

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