The Lion

Lion! Lion! Lion!
Roaring like thunder
Jumped up, and once upon a time
There was a little mountain goat

Lion! Lion! Lion!
You’re the king of creation

Your throat's a furnace
Your leap, a flame
Your claw, a razor
Cutting down prey in its fall
Lion far, lion near
In the sands of the desert
Lion high, proud
By the cliff's edge

Lion! Lion! Lion!
You’re the king of creation

Lion on the daytime hunt
Running out from the den
Lion! Lion! Lion!
Was it God who made you or not?
Lion! Lion! Lion!
You’re the king of creation

The tiger's leap is quick
Like lightning, but there’s no
Tiger in the world that escapes
The leap that the lion makes

I don’t know who stands against
The fierce rhinoceros
Well, if he sees the lion
He runs like a hurricane

Lion! Lion! Lion!
You’re the king of creation
Lion! Lion! Lion!
Was it God who made you or not?

Lion sneaking, waiting
For another beast to pass
A tiger comes, like a dart
The leopard drops down on him
And while they fight, calm
The lion just watches it all
When they tire, the lion
Kills one with each paw.

  1. A Rosa Desfolhada
  2. Samba da Bênção
  3. Canto de Ossanha (part. Toquinho)
  4. Soneto do Amor Total
  5. Semaforo Rosso
  6. Morena Flor
  7. Apelo
  8. Samba de Orly
  9. Só Por Amor
  10. Poema Dos Olhos da Amada
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