The Wise Old Eagle Owl Songtext
von John Edmond

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