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