Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Glazer
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Glazer
Songwriter
Lyrics
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 tale
Live and let live, let nature be your teacher
Respect the life of your fellow creature
Live and let 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
Live and let live, whatever you do
And always remember the killer whale, Namu
Big Joe and Bert, they both tried to hurt
Namu, the giant of the sea
But Hank grabbed Bert's rifle, said, "Boys, don't you trifle
This whale and this cove are for me"
So Hank placed a net in the waters so wet
And the townsfolk were scared through and through
But little Liza Rand 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
Live and let live, whatever you do
And always remember the 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
Live and let live, whatever you do
And always remember the killer whale, Namu
Written by: Tom Glazer
