FAWM: "Catterel"

Catterel

Liner Notes

Thanks @carleybaer for another great #badsongclub prompt: Ducks in a row. I wrote a bunch of doggerel but to be contrary, and to meet the week 1 challenge, I entitled it Catterel. The instrument I am playing is my Peter Cox built 5 string baritone uke. #folk #fuc #acousticonetake

Lyrics

Catterel (c) Sean McGaughey Feb. 2, 2026 FAWM 03 Bad Song Club: (Ducks in a Row)

A section A cat is in a box Or is it in the bag? One has got my tongue Some are falling with the rain

B Section Dogs are falling with them I'm sleeping in the doghouse The dog is with a pony Dancing on a stage.

A My ducks are in a row Kids are in the Candy Store Working at the counter for minimum wage

B Fish are in a barrel Over Niagara Falls Itsy Bitsy Spiders Are crawling up the wallls

A Worms are in a can Bats are in the belfry Workers walk the Line Standing up to the man

B Wolves are wearing sheepskin boots Bulls are in the China Shop CEOs are at the trough With the pigs and politicians

A Monkey's on the bed Squirrels in my head Butterflies in my tum Now my song is done

Comments

@websheldon 1h

Love this - it's so lighthearted, fun, and sporadic in its direction but the words follow on, linked to each other too, in a "adventureland of thoughts but everything is alright at the same time" - I was smiling all the way through! Thanks for that!

@coolparadisoMod 3h

Yup had a trying day and this lightened it up. Really made me smile. Thx

@b3nut 9h

OK Sean I'm sitting here grinning like a damned idiot. This is a hoot! Wolves wearing sheepskin boots is freaking brilliant. And I wrote an entire song about squirrels in my head some years ago...can relate...hehe! Good work man! 😀

@anthonykapfer 12h

this is a lot of fun! the use sounds so cool. it makes the song even more quirky. i like the lyrics. you did a nice job stringing together all those idioms