Ballad For Precious Planet

Now hear this tale of Planet Earth And how it was robbed of its worth. From a species of quadruped There evolved a novel biped, A new species with arms and hands And versatile for new demands. The biped learnt to wield a stick And found many a hunting trick. Thus came the age of weaponry And a species most predatory. Now hear this tale of Planet Earth And how it was robbed of its worth. These creatures ruled with cruel might And did great wrong and little right. On others these new ones did prey. Twas slaughter, butcher, day on day. They travelled worldwide on the make And left destruction in their wake. They had a mind of little wit And worthy not of this planet. Now hear this tale of Planet Earth And how it was robbed of its worth. The new species bred at a pace And so it had to grab more space. In terms of profit it did think. From higher thoughts its mind would shrink. Twas surely clever, but not wise. Of trickery its mind comprise. It worked in ways based upon stealth To plunder more for its self wealth. There goes the tale of Planet Earth And how it was robbed of its worth.