Vernal Pool 3 am
by Kathy Morgan

(sung to the tune of " 3 am", by Matchbox 20)

LYRICS:
She says "it's cold outside" and she hands me my raincoat
Salamanders never worry 'bout things like that
She says "Once you get started, you know you just can't halt."
And they mostly come out when it's rainin'
And we catch them 'til our nerves are strainin'

CHORUS
She says "baby,
It's 3 am we must be crazy"
When she says "baby"
Well I can't help but be scared that its all too true--
Says the rain's gonna bring more and I believe it!

She's got a bit of salamander tail--its better than nothin'
And in their color photographs she believes she's got them all
Those tungsten lights they never do seem to get used to
And they mostly come out when it's rainin'
And we catch them 'til our nerves are strainin'

CHORUS
She says "baby,
It's 3 am we must be crazy"
When she says "baby"
Well I can't help but be scared that its all too true--
Says the rain's gonna bring more and I believe it!

A vernal pool worker's life is made up of long hard hours
But it seems we've been working 'til three for days and days
She thinks that happiness won't come until we've got them all
But outside it's finally stopped rainin'!

CHORUS
She says "baby,
It's 3 am we must be crazy"
When she says "baby"
Well I can't help but be scared that its all too true--
Says the rain's gonna bring more and I believe it!

She says "baby,
It's 3 am we must be crazy"
When she says "baby"
Well I can't help but be scared that its all too true--
Says the rain's gonna bring more and I believe it!