Corb Lund - Talkin' Veterinarian Blues Lyrics
always taught me to do was get paid, cash money.Jam and eggs is a kind enough thank you, but not for thebookkeeper, not for the bankerThe margin's thin on treatin' large animals unless it's apurebred or, more understandable, a racehorse of some kindYou see son, city folks pay a high dollar to make sure Fidoain't hot under the collar, that's where the money isBoutique animal hospitals, shopping malls, *****er spaniels,Pomeranians; hang your shingleThere was a blind old woman brings in a bird with a bustedwing and somewhere she heard we were good doctorsThat night it died in the cage, under our care ofunknown cause but we'll make it square, these things happenOnly one cure though, quick trip to the pet storeWell mornin' come, didn't want to upset her; for her owngood I didn't see a need to tell her"Not only you boys fixed his wing, but it appears as thoughyou taught him to sing, you are good doctors!He ain't never sung before, I've had him for years!"When you've been in the business as long as I have, youbegin to consider the plight of the calvesFun lovin', frolickin', carefree little crittersThe first few months ain't all that bad, they'll never forgetthe good times they hadBut then comes fall and brandin' times, stuck in the ribs witha red hot ironTag in the ear, shots in the hip, the dehornin' paste and...snip, snip, snipWelcome to the world little buddy, it's no picnicI've treated my share of sugar beet chokes, if it gets too badyou gotta cut the throat and salvage the carcass, dress himout on the spotThis one old steer, he choked real bad, in the corner of thepen he's mighty madI poked at the beet, it wouldn't dislodge, the farmer says, "Igot a dull knife back at the garage"I said "Go get it!" Gotta save the meatI made the jugular cut, the steer jumped to his feet, shookhis head and coughed up the beetStood there and bled to death in front of his owner"Thank you Doc... what do I owe ya?"Well that's how it goes with the sugar beet chokesJust don't get me started onnnnnnnnnn...... alfalfa bloats
