Once upon a dreadful time
The lions disagreed
Both points of view were clever, true
And exactly what you need
Discussions, snarls, and rumbles
As they circled, then came threats
And stripes and horns and unicorns
All listened, making bets
The elephant so trumpeted
"You fools, they both are kings
They're uninterested in helping you
So they speak of useless things
Lions cannot bring the water
Grow the grass or raise your young
You let them them teach you songs and chants
That never should be sung
You used to, in the moonlight, stand
One giant herd, so strong
But now you spend the night alone
And alone the night is long
I see the stripes are over there
The horns are over here
The unicorns are all but gone
And the lions smell your fear!”
"Just tell us who the winner is!"
They screamed of rights and culture
And sad, the elephant walked away --
"The winner is the vulture."