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Ptarmigan Song
Will be performed at the NS MNH during March Break!
You are a hardy member of the grouse family
You scurry cross the snow in your feathered feet
Your plumage changes three time count’ em 1-2-3
But why do you spell Ptarmigan with a P?
Derived from a Scottish Gaelic It’s a funny word
Pronounce the T but not the P It’s never heard
It’s really quite confusing but it not that rare
There are animals with silent letters everywhere!
Who put the D in badger?
What’s with the B in lamb?
Why is a W in Wren?
And Y tell me Y
Can it B I don’t C
Is there a P tell me again In Ptarmigan?
You feed on arctic vegetation all day long
You roost during the night or when the winds are strong
Your population fluctuation’s cyclical
Like lemmings and the lynx it’s inexplicable…
Explain to me the silent P ptarmigan
Its really been perplexing me time and time again
I guess you’re not alone and you’re not to blame
There are lots of other animals with funny names
What’s with the G in Gnu?
Who put two L’s in Llama?
Who put that O in leOpard
And Y tell me Y
Can it B I don’t C
Is there a P tell me again In Ptarmigan
You line your nest with grasses, feathers and lichen
A clutch of eggs is laid by a likened hen
And teeny tiny ptarmigan hatch with glee…YIPEE!
Until they find out that their name’s spelled with a P
Until they find out that their name’s spelled with a P
Until they find out ptarmigan’s spelled with a P!
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