The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles
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JETHRO TULL – The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles
from “A Passion Play” (1973)
N.C.
This is the story of the Hare who lost his spectacles
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F D
Owl loved to rest quietly whilst no one was watching
F/C G
Sitting on a fence one day, he was surprised when suddenly a Kangaroo ran close by
F D
Now this may not seem strange, but when Owl overheard Kangaroo
F/C N.C.
Whisper to no one in particular: "The hare has lost his spectacles."
G C5
Well, he began to wonder
Eb5 Gb5
Presently, the moon appeared from behind a cloud
G C5 Eb5
And there, lying on the grass was Hare
N.C. Gb5
In the stream that flowed by the grass a Newt
N.C. Em
And sitting astride a twig of a bush a Bee
F D F
Ostensibly motionless, the Hare was trembling with excitement
D
For without his spectacles he appeared completely helpless
F/C
Where were his spectacles?
G
Could someone have stolen them?
A
Had he mislaid them?
C
What was he to do?
Dm Em
Bee wanted to help, and thinking he had the answer began:
Eb C
"You probably ate them thinking they were a carrot."
F D
"No!" interrupted Owl, who was wise
F
"I have good eye-sight, insight, and foresight.
D F/C
How could an intelligent Hare make such a silly mistake?"
G Ab5
But all the time, Owl had been sitting on the fence, scowling!
F D
Kangaroo were hopping mad at this sort of talk
F D
She thought herself far superior in intelligence to the others
F/C
She was their leader, their guru
G Dm
She had the answer: "Hare, you must go in search of the optician."
Dm Em Eb
But then she realized that Hare was completely helpless without his spectacles
C N.C.
And so, Kangaroo loudly proclaimed, "I can't send Hare in search of anything!"
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"You can, guru, you can!" shouted Newt. "You can send him with Owl."
D
But Owl had gone to sleep
F D
Newt knew too much to be stopped by so small a problem
F/C
"You can take him in your pouch."
G
But alas, Hare was much too big to fit into Kangaroo's pouch
Csus4 G
All this time, it had been quite plain to Hare
Csus4 C
That the others knew nothing about spectacles
C G C F G F G G5 Bb5 G5 Bb5
And as for all their tempting ideas, well Hare didn't care
C Bb C Bb
The lost spectacles were his own affair
Gm F G
And after all, Hare did have a spare a-pair
N.C. G
A-pair
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