Tree Without a Name

In Africa so long ago stood an old Tamboti tree
 And it said to the beasts and birds below
 You should shape your life like me
 I can give you food and shelter if for me you'll care
 If we learn to give and take this paradise we'll share
 But the birds all said you have no name and would not hear the tree
 We'll take from you and will not give and the scorned the Tamboti
 So the old Tamboti bade all trees no fruit nor leaves to bear
 Until the birds all gave their word for animals to care
 Muti Usina Zita means tree without a name
 But that ancient tree is a Tamboti
 And it saved the birds from shame
 The honey badger roams the forest seeking out the hive
 To help him on his daily quest he has the honey guide
 This little bird seeks out the bees and beckons to the beast
 The badger claws the honeycomb and together they share the feast
 In the rolling bush where the antelope roam
 and the hunter plans his kill
 In the big tall trees the grey loerie's cry out a warning shrill
 Kweh go weh they seem to say to the hunter as he walks
 And the antelope all run away no matter how the hunter stalks
 Muti Usina Zita means tree without a name
 But that ancient tree is a Tamboti
 And it saved the birds from shame
 Upon the mighty river Nile the Egyptian plover bird
 Spends a while with the crocodile and I know it seems absurd
 And the crocodile lies on the bank with his yellow mouth open wide
 And the plover picks the crocodiles teeth and walks around inside
 Upon the plains the buffalo are roaming fair and free
 And often perched upon their backs the oxpecker you'll see
 He keeps the herds all free from ticks and works so tirelessly
 Remembering the wishes of the old Tamboti tree
 Muti Usina Zita means tree without a name
 But that ancient tree is a Tamboti
 And it saved the birds from shame