Aminals

by O Apostrophe

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lyrics

Where’s that zebra going to
At such a pace?
Why’s that zebra wobble so
Has he had a taste?

His underbelly is without stripes
Which doesn’t match the stereotype
The more we scrutinize
His movements just don’t look right

Aminals, aminals
Look down or you'll step in poo
Aminals, aminals
You know that I love you

Mr. Zebra, is everything okay?
Well, since you've asked— I'm a little perturbed
That elephant there has the nerve
To reject my sartorial advice
and steal my design for kitenge pajamas

Aminals, aminals
Look down or you'll step in poo
Aminals, aminals
You know that I love you

I’ve never seen an elephant dressed like that
Every other leg is adorned
In shapes and swoops that repeat and morph
In a dizzying display of dazzling taste

Each alternate leg is an elegant green
This elephant’s beauty is not in the genes
Polka dots, patterns, and wavy lines lead
the eye toward the trunk
Lifted high, lifted proud

That’ll be quite enough he said
That giraffe in all his sagacity
That’ll be quite enough he said
That giraffe in all his sagacity

We’re the aminals of the savannah
And we’ve gotta look good
Ain’t no quadruped woke up like this
We’ve gotta look good

We’re the aminals of the savannah
And we gotta look good
We don't need no in-fightin'
We gotta look good

Don’t feed the aminals
Don’t feed the aminals

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released June 16, 2018
Words and music by Eric Steven Spreng

Flute: Lucy Elliott
Guest vocals: Trina Scott-Zuor

Recorded and mixed by roy Kasika for LiMix Audio
Mastered by Nelson Muhire at C19 studios
Kampala, Uganda

Photo: iphone snap in my boy's nursury

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O Apostrophe Kampala, Uganda

Melodic, literate, subversive. O Apostrophe is the nom de guerre of Eric Steven Spreng. Beholden to no one, Spreng follows the muses when he sees fit. A wanderer, a believer in the arts, and a high school English teacher.

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