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Killer Whale Lyrics by ​john barto

2013

[Chorus]
Killer whale, orca of the ocean, with a mighty flick of its tail
Just one flail, and rapidly in motion, its victim fleeing to no avail
Not a sound, and not the least commotion, overhauls its prey without fail
At sea renowned, to kill with no emotion, with merciless intent to prevail

[Verse 1]
Our pleasure parks show off the friendly creatures
Performing dazzling feats at the demand
Of pretty girls and handsome boys as teachers
Who ride leviathans at their command
Yet seeming grins of playful ocean giants
Make cheering crowds ignore reality
Their fearsome teeth that say, despite compliance
These ruthless killers' true brutality

[Chorus]
Killer whale, orca of the ocean, with a mighty flick of its tail
Just one flail, and rapidly in motion, victim fleeing to no avail
Not a sound, and not the least commotion, overhauls its prey without fail
At sea renowned, to kill with no emotion, with merciless intent to prevail

[Verse 2]
As clicks and whistles echo through the water
Signalling to others of their pack
Becoming noiseless just before the slaughter
This pod stays silent pending an attack
While sonar used by seals betrays location
To menace lurking far across the sound
Death homes in without any hesitation
Their black and white disguise used to confound

[Chorus]
Killer whale, orca of the ocean, with a mighty flick of its tail
Just one flail, and rapidly in motion, victim fleeing to no avail
Not a sound, and not the least commotion, overhauls its prey without fail
At sea renowned, to kill with no emotion, with merciless intent to prevail

[Verse 3]
When penguins have to dive soon off their ice-floe
Assassins are patrolling in the sea
But hunger makes them risk the deadly price, though
Of savage harvest gathered callously
Those that remain are sighted on the ice, through
Their shadows silhouetted in the snow
The awesome butchers claim their sacrifice, too
By tipping up the icebergs from below
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​john barto

​john barto

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