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TOMORROW'S NEWS

(from the concrete jungle)

 

hey Mr Eagle

hey Mr Bear

why not get together

in the open air

 

we could have a picnic

bring everyone along

one big happy family

billions-strong

 

all the animals

of every nation

meeting one another

in a celebration

 

we'll invite the Hawk

invite the Dove

stop making war

& start making love

 

once & for all

hostilities will cease

& the Lion & the Lamb

lie down in peace

 

there'll be Sheep & Goats

& Cats & Dogs

Stoats & Bats

& Hogs & Frogs

 

Donkeys Tigers

Birds & Bees

Orangutans

& Chimpanzees

 

flocks & herds

too numerous to mention

will freely gather

for a grand convention

 

we'll welcome creatures

great & small

including ones

that creep & crawl

 

let's invite some frightened People

from the Human Zoo

maybe they'd agree

to join in too

 

then every inhabitant

of Noah's Ark

can play all day

in the city park

 

we'll dance & sing

beneath the sun

it's better than fighting

it could be fun

 

yes let's restore

communications

why be beastly

to our blood relations

 

we'll live & let live

it takes all sorts

in this game of life

let's be good sports

 

roll up roll up

the festival is here

come in gladness

free from fear

 

we'll have a wild party

& a lot of laughs

with circus Horses

& bizarre Giraffes

 

Gazelles will guzzle

& Fish will drink

& the Rhino who's a wino

will think Elephants are pink

 

those mad March Hares

are hilariously funny

& there's magic tricks

by that Easter Bunny

 

Kangaroos will jump

& Monkeys climb

while the Cheetah runs a mile

in record time

 

if you thought it was noisy

on old MacDonald's farm

you won't believe your ears

when governments disarm

 

there'll be squeaks & squawks

& grunts & moos

quacks chirps chuckles

cock-a-doodle-doos

 

purrs yaps roars

caws & coos

brays bleats bellows

have you heard the Gnus

 

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