Building a Fence

from The Buffalo by Custardpaws & Mr. Freezy

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I’m building a fence, Sir
I’m digging a trench, Sir
I’m delineating boundaries,
It’s just common sense, Sir.

I believe it in my rights,
And it has long been my plan
To sequester my family
On this little plot of land.

I warn you not to trespass, Sir.
I suggest you don’t encroach
Don’t darken my door, Sir,
Unless I invite you as a host.

And if I extend an invitation
To you and your common ilk
Do not meet with joviality
My wigs or robes of silk

For if you misjudge my character
As dandyish or fey,
I’ll use my ostrich-feathered boot
To send you on your way.

Just be mindful of your etiquette
That is my only plea
For this is only merely my residence
But my laboratory.

And it is silence I require
Or my experiments shall fail
Noise insults my ears, Sir,
And my fence can’t silence all.

So unless you want to draw from me
Bitterness and scorn
You’ll keep your hounds at bay, Sir,
And blow lightly on your horn

My fence it will be tall, Sir!
The trench it shall be deep!
Be mindful of your safety, Sir,
And just stay off my street.

-Jeff Badger, 2010

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from The Buffalo, released March 31, 2011

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Custardpaws & Mr. Freezy Portland, Maine

Blair Wells and Jeff Badger have been creating music as Custardpaws & Mr. Freezy since 1994. “Window Weather” is their first recording since the full-length album The Buffalo in 2011. The album was recorded remotely from their home studios during Quarantine 2020 with Wells in Île-Bizard, Canada and Badger in Maine, USA. ... more

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