Don’t Look at the Eclipse or Your Eyes Will Burn

[Intro][Guitar Strumming]Y’all gather ’round, I got a tale that’s quite absurd,’Bout the day the sun got shy and the lessons we learned. [Verse 1]Well, it was midday in August, the town was abuzz,An eclipse was comin’, a celestial fuzz.Mama said, “Don’t look up, or your eyes will fry,”But ol’ Billy Bob, he was a curious guy. [Chorus]Don’t look at the eclipse or your eyes will burn,That’s a lesson ol’ Billy Bob had to learn.He thought he was slick, with those sunglasses on,Now he can’t find his truck, ‘cause his good sight’s gone. [Verse 2]The chickens were roostin’, and the cows lay down,The whole town was dark, like a ghost had come ‘round.We all had our glasses, lookin’ cool, lookin’ hip,Except for ol’ Billy, takin’ that risky trip. [Bridge]He said, “I’m tough as nails, I won’t blink or squint,”But the sun and the moon, they didn’t give a hint.When the sky turned dark, and the stars came out,Billy looked up and gave a shout. [Chorus]Don’t look at the eclipse or your eyes will burn,That’s a lesson ol’ Billy Bob had to learn.He thought he was tough, could stare down the sun,Now he reads with a stick, and that ain’t fun. [Outro]So let this be a lesson, when the sky turns night,Don’t look at the eclipse, keep your sight.Billy [Outro]So let this be a lesson, when the sky turns night,Don’t look at the eclipse, keep your sight.Billy Bob’s doing fine, got a dog named Blaze,Who helps him around in his sightless daze. [Fade Out]With a banjo pluckin’, let’s all take heed,Protect your peepers, that’s all you need.