There’s a Camel in My Bed

Verse 1:
I have a camel in my bed breathing slow beside my head
Sunlight spilling ’cross the sheets
It’s strangely beautiful
I don’t recall how we got here
But watching him just lying there
Feels sort of natural

Verse 2:
Maybe I’m dehydrated
Or the heat’s gone to my head
Maybe I should drink some water
Or go lie down instead
Maybe I left the front door ajar
He must have wandered pretty far
Since I live nowhere near
Where camels usually are
And while I stood there thinking through
How any of this could be true
This camel calmly chewed
Through every plant I ever grew

Pre-Chorus:
I know he knocked the lamp askew
And may have chewed a sock or two
But frankly he’s been very calm
Under the circumstances

Chorus:
And he’s breathing slow beside my head
There’s a camel in my bed, like I said
Two humps rising from the bed
I glance across the room and see
Him looking back at me
I named him Humphrey, as he licks the TV clean

Verse 3:
The other day I tried to ask him
Exactly why he’s here
But he just stared politely back
While sipping his root beer
That seemed to be the answer
So I thought I’d leave it be
Since Humphrey seems to be
A rather decent friend to me

Bridge:
And although he spit on my mattress
He politely ate the junk mail
He broke the bedroom ceiling fan
Then wagged his cute camel tail

Yodel Break:
Yodel-ay-hee-hoo
Yodel-ay-hee-hee
Yo-del-ay-hee-hee — HUMPH-rey!
Yodel-ay-hee-hoo
Yodel-ay-hee-hee
Yo-del-ay-hee-hee — HUMPH-rey!

Final Chorus:
And he’s breathing slow beside my head
There’s a camel in my bed, like I said
Two humps rising from the bed
The neighbors gather in the yard
They stare at me like something’s wrong
But Humphrey only lifts his head
As he nods along to my song

Outro:
I have a camel in my bed breathing slow beside my head
Sunlight spilling ’cross the sheets
And honestly if he wandered off
Humphrey might not visit again
So I’ll probably let him stay a while
I don’t want this friendship to end

Whimsical indie folk comedy, female vocal, fingerpicked guitar, upright bass, brushed drums, clarinet & bassoon humor