Queen Ansleis - Of My Brothers And The Bear lyrics

We thought we heard a bear We turned around to run Me and my cousins one by one Thought man if I had a gun I'd have shot him in the head I'd of shot that big bear dead Laid his skin out in the sun And hang him up to dry with clothespins And the town would think me brave Throw a party in my honor Mom would paint my face with deer blood I'd enter like a god And the bear'd be on a flagpole Wave to all the little boys and girls Come spring he would disintegrate And be reborn a plumber So suddenly it seems to me I ain't no artist I ougha be the dirt along the ocean floor So when it drains I'll float to shore Now scathingly I'll throw the paint along my wall And fall and faint My bones will know just what to do By the break of dawn I will be new We thought we saw a man We could not see a gun So my brother said move on Thought man if I had a bomb I'd of blown the scoundrel up Watch his head and heart hiccup Erupt in tinsel and blue cinders turn August into winter And we'd build a big snowman out of his pancreas and glitter Grab a scarf so he won't shiver It'll keep him nice and warm And the man (he'd blow to heaven) Be among (his loves and brethren) In the morning (he'd wake up to find) himself reborn a bear So suddenly it seems to me I ain't no artist I oughta be the dirt of the ocean floor So when it drains I'll float to shore Now joyously, I'll throw the paint along the mountains Liberate the blue, all the seagulls will adore They won't care for the fish anymore Anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore I guess I-I will wake up I'll shake this off I'll call my cousins And miss my brothers, my father, my mother, and my big sister In New Mexico I don't recall it was just a dream I-I-I-I-I don't recall it was just a dream One two three I don't recall it was just a dream But if I see a bear I hope I hope I hope I come back It might come back to me It might come back to me