Why Do I?

Oh the kingdom of the animals is vast

Of all those little critters

Not one frets about the past

And then there's me

Thinking constantly

Of all those happy days that didn't last

Each darling songbird above

Sings songs without singing of love

The tiger and the lion

Don't need shoulders to cry on

So why do I?

Clams, to my knowledge, don't sigh

And owls ain't left wondering "why?"

Each time their fella flies out

They needn't weep their eyes out

So why do I?

The Bible taught: Man calls the shots

For every beast and bird

But I've listened hard in my backyard

And this is what I've heard

Bees don't want flowers who shout

And lies won't win love from the trout

The saddest armadillo

Won't cry into his pillow

So why do I?

The Bible taught: Man calls the shots

For every beast and bird

But I've listened hard in my backyard

And this is what I've heard:

Bees don't want flowers who shout

(Beautiful thorax, baby)

And lies won't win love from the trout

(I love the fins)

The saddest armadillo

Won't cry into his pillow

So why do I?

So why do I?