The Ballad of Skunk Ape

Deep down in Florida What could be that smell What's that in the bushes It made me run for help It looked like part gorilla Maybe just a man Soon he became a legend Development he sought to ban People call him Skunk Ape Always near construction He is our conscious bout' Habitat destruction Skunk Ape Kinda' hard to see em' Skunk Ape Maybe a mirage Skunk Ape Is he hyp-o-thetical Skunk Ape Crypto-zoo-ah-logical Are there any others Better check it quick Everglades are going So fast it makes me sick Say goodbye to the Panther Goodbye to the bear Here comes developers Those people just don't care Skunk Ape Kinda' hard to see em' Skunk Ape Maybe a mirage Skunk Ape Is he hyp-o-thetical Skunk Ape Crypto-zoo-ah-logical A condo over here A Townhouses over there City planners and politicians see Profits everywhere What left isn't Florida Its gotten a new look Gone are precious wetlands They did it by the book Skunk Ape Kinda' hard to see em' Skunk Ape Maybe a mirage Skunk Ape Is he hyp-o-thetical Skunk Ape Crypto-zoo-ah-logical So, Skunk Ape tries to show us Where we're going wrong We see him in the clear cut We see him in the dredge We see him in the bushes Of our neighbor's hedge we should stop polluting We shouldn't over build Skunk Ape tries to tell us Before we all get killed. Skunk Ape Kinda' hard to see em' Skunk Ape Maybe a mirage Skunk Ape Is he myth-o-logical Skunk Ape Crypto-zoo-ah-logical Skunk Ape Just like a big foot Skunk Ape Wrasslin a gator Skunk Ape Riding on a horseshoe Skunk Ape Rodeoin' Manatee Skunk Ape Skunk Ape Skunk Ape Skunk Ape Skunk Ape Skunk Ape Skunk Ape Skunk Ape Skunk Ape Skunk Ape Skunk Ape Skunk Ape