[Verse 1]
At the river bend by the reeds
I saw mud on its teeth
Capybara, fat and still
Like a sack with a pulse
It watched me blink
Then it smiled with gums
One wet paw on the bank
And the water went numb
[Pre-Chorus]
It came out slow
Dragging cattails low
Every bead on its hide
Had a dead fish glow
[Chorus]
Mad capybara
Mad capybara
It knows my name
Mad capybara
Mad capybara
Don't let it in again
[Verse 2]
My boots hit the dock
But the boards split wide
I heard little scratching sounds
Under the tide
It climbed the rail
With its jaw half-cocked
Chewed through the rope
And the moon went dark
Then the dogs went stiff
By the fence line post
All they found at dawn
Was a trail of fur and bones
[Pre-Chorus]
It came out slow
Dragging cattails low
Every bead on its hide
Had a dead fish glow
[Chorus]
Mad capybara
Mad capybara
It knows my name
Mad capybara
Mad capybara
Don't let it in again
[Bridge]
In the mud hut shed
I saw the wall marks deep
Tiny crescent bites
Like a child asleep
Then one glassy eye
Broke the burlap sack
And the whole room thudded
As it lunged right back
[Final Chorus]
Mad capybara
Mad capybara
It knows my name
Mad capybara
Mad capybara
Don't let it in again
Mad capybara
Mad capybara
The river brought it near
Mad capybara
Mad capybara
I still hear it here