[Verse 1]
In the garden, dusk is falling
Fat raindrops on the shed roof tin
Longtails running through the lettuce
Little shadows, whiskers, sin
Sneaky big fella Eddy
Got mud on his boots and cap
He’s humming low, bait in his bucket
Cold steel teeth in an old wood trap (mmm)
[Chorus]
Snap, bang, Eddy the hunter
Longtail’s dinner bell done rung
Ratatouille won’t go back to his wife
His last little song been sung
Snap, bang, out in the cabbage
Big man grinning in the dark
Set that trap again, oh Eddy the hunter
Leaves nothing but a quiet yard
[Verse 2]
Chewed holes in the chicken feeder
Droppings on the pantry floor
Eddy swore on his morning coffee
“They won’t chew my sacks no more”
So he waits by the kitchen window
Smoke curling from his lip
Hears that clap in the clover patch
Feels justice in his fist-tight grip (hey!)
[Chorus]
Snap, bang, Eddy the hunter
Longtail’s dinner bell done rung
Ratatouille won’t go back to his wife
His last little song been sung
Snap, bang, out in the cabbage
Big man grinning in the dark
Set that trap again, oh Eddy the hunter
Leaves nothing but a quiet yard