The Wise Old Eagle Owl

A prickly porcupine was looking for a home And he came upon a burrow in the ground So he ran off with a thrill and rattled all his quills Just thinking of the lovely home he'd found And he came back all agog but there was a hunting dog Sitting outside his new found home So there was an argument so for the lion king they sent For he could be the judge of this alone Oh there's a wise old eagle owl Watching from a log Wiser than a lion or a prickly porcupine And wiser than a hunting dog So the lion said you see a contest there must be To decide just who should have this little home So hunt for meat and then leave it near my den And the winner takes the burrow for his own But the porcupine just knew there was nothing he could do For him to hunt was not an easy feat That old lion and the dog had made a wicked plot To win a home and get a lot of meat Oh there's a wise old eagle owl Watching from a log Wiser than a lion or a prickly porcupine And wiser than a hunting dog So the porcupine got sly and made a plan to lie To look like he'd been dead for many a day And when someone came to peer He would strike when they came near And that is how he'd catch his meaty prey The eagle owl he saw it all and from his log he called Hey porcupine you'll never catch this way Let me catch the prey for you and by the morning dew You will be the winner of the day Oh there's a wise old eagle owl Watching from a log Wiser than a lion or a prickly porcupine And wiser than a hunting dog So the porcupine agreed and with cunning and with speed The eagle owl he hunted 'till the dawn There were rabbits moles and rats And shrews and hares and bats All lying by the lion's den that morn So to this very day each and every beast of prey For the porcupines have got so much respect And although they scream and shout They can never fathom out The secret that the Eagle owl has kept Oh there's a wise old eagle owl Watching from a log Wiser than a lion or a prickly porcupine And wiser than a hunting dog