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The Giraffe Lyrics by The Minor Thirds

Saskatchewan

2003

You can see the Big Dipper from anywhere in North America
\nIf you can only recognize one group of stars, this is the one
\nIt's even better known than the three stars that make up Orion's belt
\nYou will see the Big Dipper if you see any stars at all tonight
\n
\nSee the two stars on the side of the Dipper where the water would pour out
\nThe one at the base, and the one at the brim where the water would pour out
\nImagine a straight line extеnding the side of the Dippеr five times its original length
\nThis will lead you to the North Star
\n
\nTake some time to notice the North Star
\nAs you know, all the stars appear to rotate around the North Star
\nThis is an illusion, oh but it's such a useful illusion, we might as well stay under its spell
\nWe might as well, we might as well, if only for tonight
\n
\nAnd on the other side of the North Star
\nAbout as far away as the Big Dipper sits Casseopeia
\nDepending on how the stars are turned she may look like an M or a W or a sigma
\nTurn your head until she looks like a W
\n
\nAnd to the left of the W where some previous letter might go
\nYou will find the two stars that mark the feet of the Giraffe
\nWell, you might, but you probably won't
\nThe Giraffe is very, very faint
\nThe Giraffe is one of the faintest constellations in the sky
\n
\nIf the clouds are out you won't see it
\nIf the moon is bright you won't see it
\nIf there's any light interefering from any nearby town
\nOr any pollution interfering from any nearby town
\nYou won't see it, you won't see it
\nYou won't see it at all
\nYou won't see it, you won't see it
\nYou won't see it at all\n\n
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The Minor Thirds

The Minor Thirds

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"The Giraffe" appears on "Saskatchewan" in 2003.

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