Cow (song)

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Album This song officially appears on the Wide Prairie Official album.

Timeline This song has been officially released in 1998

Song facts

From Wide Prairie liner notes:

Another collaboration between Linda, Carla Lane, and myself, which in this case deals with the last days of a cow under sentence of death. The sweet innocence of the song made many of our friends decide to “go veggie”. Linda probably has done more than anyone else to bring vegetarianism into the dietary mainstream of our society, and made thousands of people ponder to wisdom of our cruel treatment of animals generally.

Last updated on November 5, 2016

Lyrics

Placid creature
Standing in your June field
Placid creature
Standing in your June field
With one more day of grazing
Before the slaughter truck
And when it comes you will go
With quiet dignity
Across the yard
Up the ramp
Into the truck, Oh
Trusting creature
Going to meet the final man
With nothing on your face
Except for that familiar beauty
And he will eat you
Because he didn't look
Because he didn't look
He didn't look
Placid creature
Standing in your June field
With one more day of grazing
Before the slaughter truck
Placid creature
Standing in your June field
With one more day of grazing
Before the slaughter truck
Placid creature
Standing in your June field
With one more day of grazing
Before the slaughter truck
And he will eat you
Because he didn't look
Because he didn't look
He didn't look