Why are there Fire Ants?

Story Behind The Song

I live in Florida and have been attacked too many times by fire ants and bitten by mosquitoes. This is my way of getting back at them.

Song Description

Explores the deep spiritual question of why God made irritating insects.

Song Length 3:00 Genre Folk - Rural, Folk - Contemporary
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Mood Irritated, Annoyed Subject Insects, General
Similar Artists Peter, Paul & Mary, Joan Baez Language English
Era 1990 - 1999

Lyrics

Oh, I believe in miracles; I take a lot on faith.
The parting of the Red Sea was, for God, a piece of cake.
But still there are some things in life I question and I doubt.
And when I stand before the Lord, I hope He?ll hear me out:

(And I?m gonna ask Him. I?ll say)

Chorus:
Lord? Why are there fire ants? Why are there mosquitoes?
Couldn?t we live just as well without any of those?
Oh I can handle bumblebees, grasshoppers tolerate
But anything that bites my leg, I simply hate.

Lord, I?ve enjoyed my stay on earth; the company?s been fine.
I have no gripes about the food. God, You?ve been really kind.
I even like my garden work. To me it is no chore.
But I stepped on a hill today, so I will ask once more? CHORUS

Bridge:
Fire ants, mosquitoes
Biting legs and toes
My life?s in mortal danger of pain where?ere I go

Lord, I am truly grateful for the trips you let me take.
The redwood trees were awesome and Yosemite was great.
Camping out beneath the stars was fun with one exception:
The swollen welts upon my legs leave me with one last question:

Why are there fire ants? Why are there mosquitoes?
Couldn?t we live just as well without any of those?
Lord, thank for the bumblebees, and for my can of Raid ?
(Raid? ? Raid! ? Sound effects)
?Cause anything that bites my legs, I?ll annihilate!

You've done it again.. Always enjoy your stuff...

You know what? I'm going to add yellow jackets to this list. Vocals are just plain fun with lots of inflections. You can just hear that child asking questions! The soft guitar and vocals are charming and all that are needed for this lilting tune.

What a delight to audit! Very sweet vocal. Great subject matter everyone can relate to (excepting perhaps all them big city urban types? Ha!)

So-it's ok to hate--mosquitos! ha-ha Cute song the artist has a quirky side as well good to show your sense of humor!

A cute children's song, indeed!

Beautiful crisp singing nicely accompanied by acoustic guitar in this playful, happy children's song. I can easily see this being played in a church little kids' group or in a camp fire setting. Flawlessly performed and well produced song.

Hi Kate! This is another cute song, which is particularly interesting in that it asks the kind of questions we all ask at times, but in a playful , and very clever way! Enjoyed it!!

This is a great Ditty, cute lyric, catchy melody, a good kids sing a long type song. Well sung with just the right amount of exaggerated vocal effects.

I think this is a great little song. Fun. I'll bet it gets a great response live.

nice folk childrens track with fun lyrics liked the ending

Love the lyrics and harmonizing!

Fun song. Nice vocals/delivery. I like the nasal quality on the hook line and the sweetness as you're singing about annihilating the bugs...adds to the humor. I like how the first verse sets the listener up for the chorus. The Raid bit is a good ending. Nice work!

Lyrics Kate Carpenter Music Kate Carpenter
Producer Eugene Baker Publisher Kate Carpenter
Performance Kate Carpenter Label Kate Carpenter
This track is on 1 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
acrokid2 Kate Carpenter 12/11/2010

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