Hey Coyote

“…Haven’t been able, to be there…
To hear ‘em, like I used to go dance
And all the time I was listening to ‘em, and you could…
You know what they’re saying because you’re right there
And all the times that you’re goin’ and you’re on that drum
The drum talks to you, it tells you things…
I haven’t been around that for a while so…that’s what -
That’s what bothers me at times…’cause I feel like
I’m losing it, it’s all goin’ away…”

Wild canids, dogs
Bound in North America
The name comes from the Aztec word
For the species, Cóyotl
The scientific name Canis Latrans
Means “Barking Dog”

Hey, coyote
You know something I don’t
Hey, coyote
You know something I don’t
Hey, coyote
You know something I don’t
Hey, coyote
You know something I don’t

Larger litters seem to be born in areas
Where intensive efforts of extermination
Of control have been undertaken
If coyotes in a certain area are killed, die, or are relocated
The remaining coyotes will fill the vacancy with larger litters
Or by allowing outsiders to move into the area
The species has survived hunting, trapping, shooting, poisoning
And other attempts of eradications
And remains as strongly in the ecological cycle

Hey, coyote
You know something I don’t
Hey, coyote
You know something I don’t
Hey, coyote
You know something I don’t
(Coyotes love insects, and have saved many a-farm
From massive insect invasions)
Hey, coyote
You know something I don’t
(Coyotes help keep the balance of nature in order)
Hey, coyote
You know something I don’t
(Coyotes can run up to 45 miles per hour and they swim well)
Hey, coyote
You know something I don’t
(They are active both day and night)
Hey, coyote
You know something I don’t