Songtexte Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: IV. "Now This Is How Things Stood" - Sean Connery feat. Antal Doráti & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Now, this is how things stood
The cat was up a tree, sitting on one branch
The bird up the same tree, on another branch
But not too close to the cat, there
Was no great affection between them
The wolf walked round and round the tree
Staring at the both of them with greedy eyes
He was licking his hungry chops
Peter saw it all, thinking, "So the wolf wants one of them?
Well, two can play this game, I'll trap him
Yes, that's how it should be done, that's how it must be done!"
So Peter went to his room and found a strong rope, which
He worked round and round smoothly, until he made a noose
He slipped it through his fingers and tried one or two quick throws
He went out and noiselessly climbed up the stone wall
Over which one of the branches of the tree stretched
Silently he took hold of the branch and eased himself onto the tree
He whispered to the bird, "Be a good little bird
Fly down and tease the wolf a bit, not too close
Just enough to keep him busy for a moment or two"
The bird obeyed and fluttered overhead, almost touching the wolf
The wolf ducked and struck upwards and
Sideways, snapping his huge, sharp teeth
But she was a clever little bird and the wolf couldn't catch her
Meanwhile, Peter took the rope firmly in his hand and without the wolf
Knowing it, he slid the noose over the wolf's tail ever so gently
Then he pulled the rope with all his might, damn, the wolf was caught!
Caught by the tail, the wolf jumped wildly trying to escape
Peter tied his end of the rope to the tree
So the more the wolf struggled, the tighter the noose became
Just then, Peter saw the hunters come
Striding out of the woods, moving towards him
Their double-barrelled shotguns gleaming in the sunlight
Poised and ready
"Stop shooting!" Peter shouted, but the hunters couldn't hear him
Again he shouted, "Stop, put your guns away, Birdy
And I have caught your wolf, now take him to a zoo"