paroles de chanson The Ballad of Namu, The Killer Whale (Live and Let Live) - Tom Glazer

Come all you good people
And hear my story concerning Namu, the killer whale
I'll tell you some things that are bloody and gory
And thereby hangs a tail

Live and let live
Let nature be your teacher
Respect the life of your fellow creature(s)
Live and live, whatever you do
And always remember the killer whale Namu

It happened one time in the Northwest waters
Two fishermen some whales they spied
They shot one whale
A six ton female
She swam to the shore and she died

Her mate swam behind her trying to find her
And oh how he cried and he mourned
Until Hank Donner he happened upon her
And upon her mate so forlorn

Live and let live
Let nature be your teacher
Respect the life of your fellow creature(s)
Live and live, whatever you do
And always remember the killer whale Namu

Big Joe and Burt
They both tried to hurt
Namu the giant of the sea
But Hank grabbed Brut's rifle
Said 'Boys don't you trifle'
This whale and this cove are for me

So Hank placed a [NET??]
In the water so wet
And the townsfolk were scared
Through and through
But little Lisa lent Hank a helping hand
And they both made friends with Namu

Live and let live
Let nature be your teacher
Respect the life of your fellow creature(s)
Live and live, whatever you do
And always remember killer whale Namu

But soon there begun
That big salmon run
And Big Joe took after Namu

But before Joe could kill Namu
He did spill
Big Joe and his boat in the blue

But Namu he did save
Big Joe from the waves
And the whale heard the great ocean call

Then everybody knew
That the killer whale Namu
He wasn't a killer at all

Live and let live
Let nature be your teacher
Respect the life of your fellow creature(s)
Live and live, whatever you do
And always remember the killer whale Namu