Al Stewart - The Bear Farmers of Birnam lyrics

The bear farmers of Birnam Go out every night Creep up on their harvest slowly They got claw marks through and through They lose an arm or two No, it's not a job for everybody The bear farmers of Birnam Go out every night Sing a song the bears are knowin' You may squeeze and you may roar You may bite and you may claw But the bear farmers keep a-goin' A bear farmer is proud He's a strong and silent man He never has the time to tarry He lasts less than a year But he never sheds a tear Still, he's not the kind a girl should marry A bear farmer won't shirk Though it's often risky work, He never will complain about it If an arm or leg is strewn On the ground he sees it hewn He shrugs and learns to do without it The bear farmers of Birnam Go out every night, Sing a song the bears are knowin' You may squeeze and you may roar You may bite and you may claw But the bear farmers keep a-goin' A bear farmer will smell And in romance not do well Oftentimes the girls reject you A bear won't treat you so You're satisfied to know When he chews you up he still respects you. The bear farmers of Birnam Go out every night, Sing a song - the bears do know him You may squeeze and you may roar You may bite and you may claw, But the bear farmers keep a-goin' Squeeze and you may roar You may bite and you may claw But the bear farmers keep a-goin