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When working with animals day in and day out, it is difficult not to develop an empathy for them, which becomes a problem when they have to "go". Lapis was my favourite goat.

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She’s going today, where she’s going I can’t say
I’ve milked her for years with her Nubian ears
But there’s something amiss – I couldn’t save her from this
I’ve got a lump in my throat, still – she’s only a goat

I suppose we need milk if we want to make cheese
Paneer and gouda, goat cutlets to freeze;
If I trained in the gym would it thicken my skin?
I've got a lump in my throat.... still, she's only a goat

She’s a beautiful lady with attitude
Who plays silly capers when she’s in the mood
She gives me the runaround and plays hard to get
But when she nuzzles my boot I forgive and forget

I suppose we need leather for saddles and shoes.
Kid gloves and settees and motorbike trews
But if I had my way, well I’d just do away
With the lump in my throat, ‘cos – she’s only a goat

She’s a beautiful lady with attitude
Who plays silly capers when she’s in the mood
She gives me the runaround and plays hard to get
But when she nibbles my sleeve I forgive and forget

With labna and feta and halloumi too
Kilos of goat meat in curries and stew
But when I hear the kids bleat for the nanny goat’s teat
I get a lump in my throat, still – she was only a goat

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from The Oaks That Still Stand, released December 12, 2016

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Dave Carroll England, UK

Dave Carroll is a composer and singer-songwriter with wide experience in Classical, Rock and Folk music. Well known in Birmingham’s vibrant rock scene of the 1970s he was for many years a resident guitarist with The Royal Shakespeare Company, later co-founded the alternative folk trio 'Soundboard' and now composes, collaborates and occasionally performs in a little mountain town in Canada. ... more

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