Frank Hennessy – The Keeper
Verse 1
One morning when the world was new and first we saw the sun,
The lord laid down to rest a while, so pleased with what he’d done.
And of all the creatures he had made, he loved the man the best,
And so he placed into his hands the fate of all the rest.
Chorus
And all these things I give to you, to keep and to protect,
From the greatest of the big sperm whale to the tiniest insect.
To rule the love and kindness, the weak, the wild, the strong,
And Treat my creatures gently, only you know right from wrong.
Verse 2
But man was so conceded, that he couldn’t see the worth,
Of all the other creatures that shared the lovely earth.
And one by one he hunted them for food and sport and greed,
One by one the disappeared, each species and each breed.
Chorus
And all these things I give to you, to keep and to protect,
From the greatest of the big sperm whale to the tiniest insect.
To rule the love and kindness, the weak, the wild, the strong,
And Treat my creatures gently, only you know right from wrong.
Verse 3
After many years past, the lord came back to see,
That man and all the others that he’d so finely free.
But where are all my silver stream, forests dark and green,
There was only dust and desert wherever man had been.
Chorus
And all these things I give to you, to keep and to protect,
From the greatest of the big sperm whale to the tiniest insect.
To rule the love and kindness, the weak, the wild, the strong,
And Treat my creatures gently, only you know right from wrong.
Verse 4
Where are all my animals, the hippo and the whale?
And the fish that filled the oceans, before your ships set sail.
The lion and the tiger and the elephant so tall,
I left you as they’re keeper, do you not recall?
Chorus
And all these things I give to you, to keep and to protect,
From the greatest of the big sperm whale to the tiniest insect.
To rule the love and kindness, the weak, the wild, the strong,
And Treat my creatures gently, only you know right from wrong.
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