Kamahl - The Elephant Song Lyrics
The Elephant SongTell me said the elephantTell me brothers if you canWhy all the world is full of creaturesYet we grow in fear of manTell me said the elephanttell me why this has to bewe have to run from man and hunternever safe and never freerefrain:-people kill without regretalthough they fly by jumbo-jetlet the word all may rememberlet the children not forget.Gentle is the elephantPulling loads and everythingwe love to hear the children laughingwhen we,re in the circus-ringHappy was the elephantHappy was his jungle lifeand then they came, the cruel hunterswith their rifle and their knivesrefrain:...Listen, please listen, said the elephantif we want the world we know, to stay alifeThen man and beast, we must work togetherAnd together we will surviveListen said the elephantIt is conservation timeSo take the warning when we trumpetFor the future of mankindrefrain..