C D G
Chorus: There was just one mosquito,
C D G
I’m sure you’d be happy to know.
C D G
And I’m really quite glad, You know , it 
wasn’t all that bad
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‘Cause there was just one mosquito
1) G
But there were blackflies by the thousands
D
And they’d swarm around my head.
D7 G
They’d crawl on up my nostrils, At least they were 
well fed.
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The no-see-ums and giant horseflies tried to carry me 
away,
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But the biggest threat was never met, they never came 
into play.
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2) There were rattlesnakes by the dozens,
They’d slither around my feet,
They’d squiggle into my sleeping bag, For an 
instant rise in heat.
every rock,
And every morning I’d start out by shaking them 
from my socks.
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3) It was hot and dusty travelin’, a hundred and 
four in the shade,
And if I found a tree every 25 miles, I’d think I 
had it made.
I had blisters the size of coffee-cups, On each and 
every heel.
My face it was so sunburned, It was red as an apple 
peel.
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4) There were sandstorms every day, and twisters every 
night,
The springs were full of scummy things
And cowflop, what a sight.
There were lightning storms & thunder, Rain, how it 
would pour.
And every time a bird flew by, he’d drop me a 
something more!
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