A prickly porcupine
Was looking for a home
And he came upon a burrow in the ground

So he ran off with a thrill
And rattled all his quills
Just thinking of the lovely home he'd found

And he came back all agog
But there was a hunting dog
Sitting outside his new found home

So there was an argument
So for the lion king they sent
For he could be the judge of this alone

Oh there's a wise old Eagle Owl
Watching from a log
Wiser than a lion
Or a prickly porcupine
And wiser than a hunting dog

So the lion said "You see"
A contest there must be
To decide just who should have this little home

So hunt for me meat and then
Just leave it near my den
And the winner takes the burrow for his own

But the porcupine just knew
There was nothing he could do
For him to hunt was not an easy feat

That old Lion and the Dog
Had made a wicked plot
To win the home and get a lot of meat

Oh there's a wise old Eagle Owl
Watching from a log
Wiser than a lion
Or a prickly porcupine
And wiser than a hunting dog

So the porcupine got sly
And made a plan to lie
To look like he'd been dead for many a day

And when someone came to peer
He would strike when they came near
And that is how he'd catch his meaty prey

The Eagle Owl, he saw it all
And from his log he called
Hey porcupine you'll never catch this way

Let me catch the prey for you
And by the morning dew
You will be the winner of the day

Oh there's a wise old Eagle Owl
Watching from a log
Wiser than a lion
Or a prickly porcupine
And wiser than a hunting dog

So the porcupine agreed
And with cunning and with speed
The Eagle Owl, he hunted till the dawn

There were rabbits, moles and rats
And shrews and hares and bats
All lying by the Lion's den that morn

So to this very day
Each and every beast of prey
For the porcupine has got so much respect

And although they scream and shout
They can never fathom out
The secret that the Eagle Owl has kept

Oh there's a wise old Eagle Owl
Watching from a log
Wiser than a lion
Or a prickly porcupine
And wiser than a hunting dog