What About Man?



Save the ducks, save the whales
Save the turtles, save the snails

Save the birds, save the bees
Save the forest, save the trees

Save the bear, clean the air
There''s pollution everywhere!

Save the deer, please don''t shoot
Save the owl, who gives a hoot

Save the monkey, save the mink
Save the condor, who''s almost extinct

Save the mouse, forget the house!
Where do we draw the line?

Save the water, save the earth
But what about man? what is he worth?
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Submitted on September 26, 2009

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA BB CC DD XX XX EE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 440
Words 84
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

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