A jug band song for people who watch Animal Planet. Blues songs usually stick to catfish and red roosters and the occasional mule kickin' in my stall. Here's one about echidnas and narwhals and wombats.

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I wish I was a mongoose, chewing on a snake
I wish I was a mongoose, chewing on a snake
If I was a mongoose, chewing on a snake
I’d save some snake for my baby’s sake.

I wish I was an echidna with a great big plate of ants
I wish I was an echidna with a great big plate of ants
If I was an echidna with a great big plate of ants
I’d save some ants and give my baby a chance.

I wish a was a slow loris climbing up a tree
I wish a was a slow loris climbing up a tree
I wish a was a slow loris climbing up a tree
With a lady slow loris just a little bit slower than me.

I wish I was a bushbaby sitting on a hill
I wish I was a bushbaby sitting on a hill
I wish I was a bushbaby sitting on a hill
My baby won’t, but a bushbaby maybe will.

I wish I was an octopus down in the ocean blue
I wish I was an octopus down in the ocean blue
If I was an octopus down in the ocean blue
I’d have my tentacles stuck all over you.

I wish I was a narwhal swimming ‘neath the ice
I wish I was a narwhal swimming ‘neath the ice
I wish I was a narwhal swimming ‘neath the ice
With one big horn I’d poke my baby twice.

I wish I was a wombat living in a hole
I wish I was a wombat living in a hole
I wish I was a wombat living in a hole
Chasin’ round some wombat jelly roll.

I got the wombat, wombat, wombat jelly roll blues
I got the wombat, wombat, wombat jelly roll blues
I got the wombat, wombat, wombat wombat jelly roll blues
Ain’t got no wombat…I sure got the jelly roll blues.

Ain’t got no wombat…sure got the jelly--
Ain’t got no wombat…sure got the jelly--
Ain’t got no wombat…I sure got the jelly roll blues.