Now this tale didn't happen just yesterday, nor the day before but long, long ago... It was one of those Zip-a-dee-doo-dah days-- the kind of day where you can't open your mouth without a song jumpin' right out... This tale happened once upon a time- not your time cor yet my time... but one time... It was a time when... The critters were closer to the folks, and the folks were closer to the critters... And you might even say things were better all around... Everybody's got a laughin' place-- trouble is most folks won't take the time to go look for it... And where it is for one, mightn't be for another... You can't run away from trouble-- there ain't no place that far! Yes sir, things were mighty satisfactual-- and that's the truth.