1. THE LAST WOLVERINE IN MICHIGAN
(G. McElwain/R. Stark)

There she was on my front page
Her name in letters one inch tall
The shock nearly killed me at my age
And here I thought I'd got 'em all

"THE LAST WOLVERINE IN MICHIGAN IS ON THE LOOSE"
I stood up so fast when I saw that, I spilled my orange juice
I'd cleared those monsters out of Michigan back in my prime
I figured I had one more in me even after all this time

I licked my lips and greased my traps
I sharpened my wolverine knife,
filled my canteens, folded my maps
then I set out to end her life

The last wolverine in Michigan was now my prey
A worthy foe! I felt as though I hadn't aged a day
and I still knew the wilds of Michigan like my back yard
Well, I hoped that I could take her, but I hoped she'd make it hard

And that she did
I tracked her over miles of frozen ground
A bitter wind swirled rumors of her savage scent around
She stripped my traps and licked 'em clean
But I gained on her every night
At last we met in a ravine
I drew me up to my full height

She turned around a little slow
She looked at me with those dark eyes
She laid herself down in the snow
Then breathed her last and stole my prize

The last wolverine in Michigan gave up the ghost
She chose the place, I dug the grave and marked it with a post
Oh, the ground was cold in Michigan, the sky was gray
And the last wolverine in Michigan is in Michigan
She’s in Michigan to stay