C Em Dm G [Verse] C Em If I were a moose and you were a cow Dm G Would you love me anyhow? Dm Em Would you introduce me to your folks F G Would you tell your friends, "No moose jokes!" G C Am Dm G C G If I were a moose and you were a cow C Em Would you invite me to your club Dm G And risk a cruel bovine snub Dm Em Would you lead me down the receiving line F G And boldly boast, "This moose is mine!" F G C Am Would your parents watch us graze F G C Am Shake their heads, "It's just a phase" Dm E7 Am Am7 Or would they thank the stars above D G Their precious heifer's found her love? C Em Would your grandparents change their will? Dm G They'd really expected a Holstein bull Dm Em "For this we toiled before the plow F G You bring home someone who's not even a cow F G C Am "There's lots of proper stock around F G C Am Like that nice young Guernsey at Farmer Brown's Dm E7 Am Am7 Or that last one we ridiculed and cursed D G On second thought you could do worse [Bridge] E7 Am "But if you think this thing will last F G C Am Could he learn to moo and eat our grass F G C Am Shed his antlers in the dirt D7 G Could you persuade him to convert?" C Em If our anatomies did not quite fit Dm G Would you make the best of it Dm Em Would you nuzzle up so near F G And hum sweet cow tunes in my ear? F G C Am Or would you sadly break it off F G C Am When all the hillside sneered and scoffed Dm E7 Am Am7 "You know these moose are all the same D G They're lazy, they're stupid, they come from Maine" C Em It's true things slip a moose's mind Dm G That cows remember all the time Dm Em Bulbous nose and knobby knees F G A coat that harbors ticks and fleas F G C Am But a moose can be a handy thing F G C Am When hungry wolves come visiting Dm E7 Am Am7 In icy gust of winter storm D G Our fur is deep and dry and warm C Em And someday should your milk run dry Dm G And farmer stare with baleful eye Dm Em In dead of night I'd slip your noose F G And lead you home to the land of moose G C Am Dm G C G If I were a moose and you were a cow [like bridge] E7 Am If hunters came to do me harm F G C Am Would you hide me in the barn F G C Am Would all the herd come on the run D7 G7 And glare until they dropped their guns? [Interlude] C Em Dm G [Outro] Dm Em Might you permit a goodnight kiss F G Could you learn to love wet moose lips? F G C Am F C Am If I were a moose and you were a cow Dm G C Am Dm G C If you were a cow and I were a moose