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Listen to the song: Black
Bear in the Hood - from the ablum Second Nature by singer,
songwriter Ashley Moffat of Wilderbeats.
The Wilderbeats are Ashley Moffat and Joyce Saunders, two of
Nova Scotia's finest musical animators who joined forces in 2001
to write and perform songs about nature. They both have deep roots
in nature conservation and children's programming, and both actively
contribute to the East Coast music scene as independent musicians.
The Wilderbeats aim is to stimulate fascination and meaningful
connections with the natural world through the unique, effective
medium of music. They also hope to encourage outdoor exploration,
inspire creativity, ignite a love of learning, and foster environmental
stewardship among the young and old.
Check out their website: www.wilderbeats.com
Moffat says, "" I love bears. I see them quite often,
living in a National Park. Black Bear in the Hood was inspired
by a bear that was shot just outside the Park. I knew the bear.
I have video of him in the compost bin."
Here are the words to the song:
Hey There
Big Black bear
In the hood
Please beware
People round
These parts
Well they don't all have
Big Bear hearts
Big Black Bear
I don't find you frightening
It's so rare
To have a black bear sighting
What makes me shiver
And shake with worry
Is that you're not at all
Afraid of me.
So confused and misunderstood
Is a Black bear in the hood.
Yes I know
It's a big bad world
Loneliness
And hunger swirls
Through your deep
Sacred rest
Winter sleep
You awake famished
I never meant
To be inviting
You caught a scent
You found so delighting
Cold wet spring
Did impede
The food source
You naturally eat
So confused and misunderstood
Is a Black bear in the hood.
It's my fault
I am accountable
For the smelly trash
It's insurmountable
To expect
Your big black nose
To ignore smells like those
Big Black Bear
You gotta heed my warning
Run away
Cause I don't want to be mourning
Another senseless bear deceased
On the fine line
Between man and beast
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