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RAPPIN' RAPTOR
©2012 Gary Bowman

Red-tailed hawk, Sittin’ on the power line, Watchin’ cars go flying by, On Highway 99
Everybody rushin’ all ‘round, In such a hurry, Lookin’ down, at the ground,
See the people scurry ‘round
On the road, with a heavy load, Like a South American poison toad
Hustle, bustle, stress and strife, Looking for the meaning of life
I circle ‘round in a blueberry sky, Hear my shriek and raspy cry,
Run, little rabbit, don’t be slow, Cuz I drop from the sky, Like a thunderbolt

Rappin’ Raptor is my name, I’m sittin’ at the top, top of the food chain
Rhymes rattle ‘round and ‘round in my brain, I can’t explain, It’s a little insane

Forests, fields, bluffs and trees, See me cruisin’ on a summer breeze
Celestial dome, that I call home, Lookin’ far as I can see, I got great acuity
Critters scurry everywhere, voles and mice and snowshoe hares
Chipmunks, woodchucks, woodrats, acrobats, circus clowns, all runnin’ ‘round
Circle once, Circle twice, Frantic mice, chill like ice
Run, little mousie, don’t be slow, Cuz I drop from the sky, Like a thunderbolt

Rappin’ Raptor is my name, I’m sittin’ at the top, top of the food chain
Rhymes rattle ‘round and ‘round in my brain, I can’t explain, It’s a little insane

A Star is Born, In a distant sea, In the spiral arms of a galaxy,
Hydro-atoms accelerate, Proto-star equilibrates
Expansion, contraction, Nuclear reaction, Yo, Can’t get no satisfaction!
Star collapses, exploding gases, No more fusion, itsa revolution,
Stellar implosion, betta move over, uhhhh - blinding Supernova
Galactic dust and star debris, Sea of life for you and me

Rappin’ Raptor is my name, I’m sittin’ at the top, top of the food chain
Rhymes rattle ‘round and ‘round in my brain, I can’t explain, It’s a little insane

We all got a will to survive, Do what we can, to stay alive
Some gonna take, Some gonna give, Some gotta die, So others can live,
We glide, we soar, we dive, we score, No regrets, It’s who we are
Talons slice like a Bowie knife, It’s all a part of the Web of Life
I can spot ya, a mile away, ya better make hay, and don’t you stray
Run, little rabbit, don’t be slow, Cuz I drop from the sky, Like a thunderbolt

Rappin’ Raptor is my name, I’m sittin’ at the top, top of the food chain
Rhymes rattle ‘round and ‘round in my brain, I can’t explain, It’s a little insane