Song Lyrics
© Bob Barra, 7-26-06
Verse:
I once got close to a black and white polecat;
Then I smelt the scent that came from it;
The odor made me wretch, and that was that;
That’d be the last I would smell of it;
Then I went to the fair, and saw a porcupine;
Pretty thing he was, in that little pen;
I went to pet him, and he didn’t feel so fine;
Went to the doc, for the pain I was in;
Chorus:
Skunks and porcupines, skunks and porcupines,
One of them stinks, the other don’t feel so kind;
From a distance, they’re a sight to see,
‘Til you get close; then you need to flee; (2x)
Verse:
Skunks only stink when you’re in their presence,
And porcupines sting when you hold them close;
That’s the lot of us, in our essence,
At our simple best, we can be quite gross;
If I want to get close, I’ll have to face the stench,
Or be ready for the sting in simply getting near;
Or maybe I’ll hide in a deep and dark trench,
For getting close to people’s a pain in the rear!
Repeat Chorus:
“Where no oxen are, the trough is clean; But much increase comes by the strength of an ox.”—Proverbs 14:4
When you want to have friends or any kind of relationship, expect it to get a little stinky from time to time. Those who avoid such things find their lives a little too clean. They also may find themselves quite lonely, without the needed strength of others.
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