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Mammal Lyrics

Artist: They Might Be Giants
Album: Apollo 18

Standing in between extinction in the cold
and explosive radiating growth
So the warm blood flows
Through the large four-chambered heart
Maintaining the very high metabolism rate they have

Mammal, mammal
Their names are called
They raise a paw
The bat, the cat
Dolphin and dog
Koala bear and hog

One of us might lose his hair
But you're reminded that it once was there
From the embryonic whale to the monkey with no tail
So the warm blood flows
with the red blood cells lacking nuclei
Through the large four-chambered heart
Maintaining the very high metabolism rate they have

Mammal, mammal
Their names are called
They raise a paw
The bat, the cat
Dolphin and dog
Koala bear and hog

Placental the sister of her brother Marsupial
Their cousin called Monotreme
Dead uncle Allotheria

Mammal, mammal
Their names are called
They raise a paw
The bat, the cat
Dolphin and dog
Koala bear and hog
The fox, the ox
Giraffe and shrew
Echidna, caribou

Comments/Interpretations

by sup on 9/22/2008 10:35am
nice,but need more ryming words

by Drew on 10/5/2008 3:10pm
I believe the line "Glass of milk" is missing from the very beginning of these lyrics�

by me on 5/13/2009 9:16am
yeah, that is missing

by doo doo splinter on 6/18/2010 6:02pm
this is nothing short of genius

by motek42 on 10/2/2011 10:09pm
Great song. Makes more sense with first line, which is omitted here ("glass of milk"). Both my husband and I used to listen to this in high school on Apollo 18 & now our son loves it as a bedtime song. Thanks for the lyrics!

by icandothat on 8/23/2012 12:01am
Motek I luv u. I luve this song and sing it to my kids