She was once an attraction at the county fair   And now she sleeps in a box at the top of the stairs   And she loves it here, make no mistake   Cause she can earn her keep by chasin' snakes      And if I wake up late at night   I know that everything will be alright   Cause crawling round on my roof   Is the woman who is also a mongoose      She was born in May, nineteen years ago   In a little town outside Buffalo   But the town folk feared her and they chased her away   And now she's happy with a place to stay      And if I wake up late at night   I know that everything will be alright   Cause crawling round on my roof   Is the woman who is also a mongoose      She trapped a rattler out behind the barn   And she let it go without any harm   Then she came inside for a cup of tea   And she spoke for a while with my brother and me      Chasing after field mice, running through the high grass   That's what she loves to do   And if she's happy as a mongoose   It shouldn't bother me or you      And if I wake up late at night   I know that everything will be alright   Cause crawling round on my roof   Is the woman who is also a mongoose