Music: Chan Kinchla & Brendan Hill Lyrics:
John Popper

Bagheera walked into the bar and
And poured himself a drink
drinkHis fur was stained with the blook of monkeys
monkeys andAnd he needed time to think (blank line inserted) The man at the bar said
bar said,"What are you doing here?"
Bagheera let go a low soft purr that
That kept the manenter deleted
from coming near (blank line inserted) He said said, "I'm Bagheera, theenter deleted
mighty panther and the
And that jungle is my homeenter added
I'm free,enter deleted
free in all I see and
And that makes me free to roam roam"

Sometimes to feel the music of the jungle it
It canenter deleted
cause you pain" pain
And the man heard Bagheera as
Asthe entire jungle joined in the big black cat'senter deleted
refrain

One dark night the man cub man-cub came to
To the big blackenter deleted
cat afraidenter added
The boy was sure that he was dying due
Dueto the endless stream of water that his eyes made
Yeah
Yeah, the cat knew why when he said, the boy said
"I don'tenter deleted
want to die" die, for these are the ways of men men"
The boy cried, "Teacher, cried,"Teacher, teacher I don't,enter deleted
understand this ache within me"enter added
The great catenter deleted
sighed and (then then softly he began) He said, began
"Indeed
"ndeed thou art a man's child now and
And theenter deleted
world is yours to give and takeenter added
The time has comeenter deleted
now for your awareness to
To change forever andenter deleted
there's a choice for you to make You make"

"You may remainenter deleted
here in the jungle and
And hunt with the free people
Or if you feel the man's God calling you return
Return toenter deleted
your kind in the village and worship at his steeple"
steepleenter added
The only thing you must do is what
What youenter deleted
feel in your heart is trueenter added
I will hunt now andenter deleted
leave you on your own to
To decide what to do" do

The mighty panther went on his hunt Secret
The secret Lord ofenter deleted
the jungle beneath the night skyenter added
And some say ifenter deleted
you could have seen him then
Then you'd have noticed a
single tear fall from his majestic eye