The Whale - Malvina Reynolds

The whale, the whale

The citizen of the sea

He has the right to live

And so does she

In the ocean, in the wild

She moves peaceful with her child

Till the harpoon wounds her young

And she hovers to protect it

And she’s done

The whale, the whale

The citizen of the sea

He sings his sonic song

And so does she

He finds his mating ground

Till the whaler tracks him down

Evry quarter hour, they say

One grat whale is done away

Done away

The humpback and the blue

The bowhead and the right

Every quarter hour

Day and night

Ocean creatures large and small

There was room enough for all

Till there came the rule of man

Now the gentle whale is dogmeat

In the can

The whale, the whale

Four millions used to be

Their rightful population in the sea

Few thousands now remain

And we harry them again

As the whale goes, and the dolphin

And the ocean, and the forest

So will we