Did you ever see a kudu cry little boy?
Did you ever see a kudu cry
Well I saw a kudu cry little boy
And I’ll tell you the reason why

He went down to the glade
Where the grass once grew
Where the leaves were new and green

But he turned back
For the earth was black
Where the man’s bushfire had been

Did you ever see a kudu cry little boy?
Did you ever see a kudu cry
Well I saw a kudu cry little boy
And I’ll tell you the reason why

He went down to the clearing
To meet Shell Ears
For she was a brown-eyed doe

But he passed on by
For the hunter’s rifle
Had laid poor Shell Ears low

Did you ever see a kudu cry little boy?
Did you ever see a kudu cry
Well I saw a kudu cry little boy
And I’ll tell you the reason why

He went down to the stream
Where the water flowed
Into pools of living rain

When he bowed his head
To the riverbed
It was dry so he moved on again

Did you ever see a kudu cry little boy?
Did you ever see a kudu cry?