Song of My Husband After Encountering an Unspecified Animal During His Night-time Run

Verse:
I’d never even heard of wild
Panthers
In the hills before, I grew up in Canberra
So how could I have imagined it
When I didn’t know the
Stories?

Chorus:
I Know What I Saw
I Know What I Saw
I Know What I Saw

Verse:
It was black, and it was
Huge
So much bigger than a house cat
No it was not a dog
Or a pony
It was a black cat, giant cat
Scared the shit out of me

Chorus:
I Know What I Saw
I Know What I Saw
I Know What I Saw

Bridge:
Maybe a travelling circus
Maybe a miner’s pet
Maybe escaped from a zoo
Could have happened shut up

Verse:
Stop making fun of Canberrans, only
Bogans
Drink beer straight out of the bottle
I can use a glass and still
Be manly
And Croydon station at night is
Full of assholes
It was a panther

Chorus:
I Know What I Saw
I Know What I Saw
I Know What I Saw

Outro:
It
Was
Not
A
Deeeeeeeer

Read more about big cat sightings in Victoria, here; https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-11/mitta-valley-big-cat-sighting-continues-victorian-legend/100130380

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