Cows Coughing In The Dark.

If you have ever walked along a dark country road at night you will maybe know that the sound of a cow coughing sounds very human-like. It can be a bit scary for a young lad walking home from youth club. Here is a memory. I might make it into a song.


There is no moon tonight
No stars shining bright
I hear the cows coughing
In the dark.
I’m pushing my bike
Hiking without light
I hear the cows coughing
In the dark.

Thinking ‘bout Mary Mortimer
Warm feeling in the cold night air
That pretty green dress she was wearing
The scent of her auburn hair
What was that sound?
Is there someone around?
Or is it just the cows coughing
In the dark?

There is no moon tonight
No stars shining bright
I hear the cows coughing
In the dark.
I’m pushing my bike
Hiking without light
I hear the cows coughing
In the dark.

Been kissing Mary Mortimer
Behind the Presbytarian hall
Feels a wee bit sacrilegious
She doesn't care at all.
What was that sound?
Is there someone around?
Or is it just the cows coughing
In the dark?

There is no moon tonight
No stars shining bright
I hear the cows coughing
In the dark.
I’m pushing my bike
Hiking without light
I hear the cows coughing
In the dark.

Can’t wait to see Mary Mortimer
Tomorrow together at school
Be too shy to talk to her
Makes me feel a fool.
What was that sound?
Is there someone around?
Or is it just the cows coughing
In the dark?

There is no moon tonight
No stars shining bright
I hear the cows coughing
In the dark.
I’m pushing my bike
Hiking without light
I hear the cows coughing
In the dark.