[Intro] [Male Vocal, bright and bouncy] I am considered friendly I have references too The mailman calls me spirited Which I suppose is true [Verse 1] [Male Vocal] Breakfast is uneventful Then the fence becomes a stage Three squirrels enter casually With frankly too much beige They do not ring the doorbell They do not pay a fee They stand there wagging bathmats In direct address to me [Pre-Chorus] [Male Vocal, building] I have filed several barks With the management of air But somehow every squirrel returns With that exact same hair [Chorus] [Male Vocal] Bushy tail business Clearly aimed at me Bushy tail business From the fence and from the tree Call it nature if you want to I call it impolite If I waved my rear at breakfast There would be a family meeting by tonight [Verse 2] [Male Vocal] One sat by the flowerpots Chewing like a king Then he flicked his fuzzy banner At the entire spring I issued a brief statement Firm but not unkind He kept sorting acorns With his back side underlined [Pre-Chorus] [Male Vocal, playful indignation] People say ignore them People mean quite well People have not noticed That tail is saying plenty For a tail with nothing to tell [Chorus] [Male Vocal] Bushy tail business Clearly aimed at me Bushy tail business From the fence and from the tree Call it nature if you want to I call it impolite If I waved my rear at breakfast There would be a family meeting by tonight [Bridge] [Male Vocal, half-sung] Perhaps they lack intention Perhaps they lack a plan Perhaps the tail is simply there And not a public stand Still laws are made for reasons And fences have a tone If you bring a plume to my window Do not act surprised I have opinions of my own [Final Chorus] [Male Vocal, bubbly and triumphant] Bushy tail business Clearly aimed at me Bushy tail business From the fence and from the tree I am calm and reasonable As long as they are gone Then one twitches near the birdbath And my legal team turns on [Outro] [Male Vocal, sweetly] I remain a good dog With a complicated role Keeping order in the garden Is exhausting for the soul
