Текст песни Song: An Owl Called Verreaux - John Edmond

There is a beautiful bushveld choir a choral society
And when they sing together it's a birdsong symphony
The canaries larks and robins and thrushes are sopranos
The doves and owls and coucals they sing with the altos
The wild geese and the hornbills are the baritones and tenors
But when the big birds sing in the bass line
The bushveld gets the tremors
The old ostrich he sings quite low puffin up his chest
When his legs go red it is said he gets lower resonance
And the bright red faced ground hornbill
Proudly honks around his nest
But who sings lowest in the bass line who really is the best
Here's the answer to that question how low can you go
It's the sound of the giant eagle owl the one they call Verreaux
Singin' so low he steals the show
If you don't know he's called Verreaux
He's the biggest owl in Africa pink eyelids and eyes of brown
He's not particular where he hunts in forest field or town
Though his favourite food is the hedgehog
He'll take a rabbit a genet or a rat
And if he hunts nearby your house better watch out for your cat
He can lift his own weight when he takes off with his prey
He hunts by night but then he might even hunt by day
Singin' so low he steals the show
If you don't know he's called Verreaux