{"id":668,"date":"2022-04-01T12:49:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T02:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainashchapter.com.au\/?p=668"},"modified":"2022-08-03T18:48:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T08:48:51","slug":"song-of-my-husband-after-encountering-an-unspecified-animal-during-his-night-time-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainashchapter.com.au\/?p=668","title":{"rendered":"Song of My Husband After Encountering an Unspecified Animal During His Night-time Run"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Verse:
I\u2019d 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\u2019t know the
Stories?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chorus:
I Know What I Saw
I Know What I Saw
I Know What I Saw<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chorus:
I Know What I Saw
I Know What I Saw
I Know What I Saw<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bridge:
Maybe a travelling circus
Maybe a miner\u2019s pet
Maybe escaped from a zoo
Could have happened shut up<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chorus:
I Know What I Saw
I Know What I Saw
I Know What I Saw<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outro:
It
Was
Not
A
Deeeeeeeer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy reading Elissa McKay? Find more of her works here; https:\/\/mountainashchapter.com.au\/?author=2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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