Muskrat Love

Popular demand demands that I include Muskrat Love as one of the best songs you've never heard. Written in 1972 by Willis Allan Ramsay, Muskrat Love was originally entitled Muskrat Candlelight and is considered to be one of the WORST popular love songs ever. In my many years of listening to the radio, I've only heard it played once! It was covered by America (who rocks!) and Captain and Tenille, which is the version that you've probably heard if any.

So, you ask, how did I find this song? As a child, my father would often sing my brothers and me to sleep and play his guitar. He was around in the seventies and knew this song, and it was one of our favorites because the thought of two muskrats "whirling, twirling, and tangoing" made us giggle. This song is an important part of my childhood, darnit! Anyway, here's the lyrics. Hope you enjoy!

Muskrat, muskrat candlelight
Doin' the town and doin' it right
In the evenin'
It's pretty pleasin'

Muskrat Susie, Muskrat Sam
Do the jitterbug out in muskrat land
And they shimmy
And Sammy's so skinny

And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed
Singin' and jingin' the jango
Floatin' like the heavens above
It looks like muskrat love

Nibbling on bacon, chewin' on cheese
Sammy says to Susie "Honey, would you please be my missus?"
And she say yes
With her kisses

And now he's ticklin' her fancy
Rubbin' her toes
Muzzle to muzzle, now anything goes
As they wriggle, and Sue starts to giggle

And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed
Singin' and jingin' the jango
Floatin' like the heavens above
It looks like muskrat love


-Rob

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