The Hare and the Hound
A musical retelling of Aesop's fable about why necessity motivates more than desire
Run run run run, here he comes! Hound on the chase with pounding drums! Legs are flying, dust is high-- The hare shoots past like a streak in the sky!
Over the hill! Through the gate! Left at the pond-- The hound is late!
Zig! Zag! Zig! Zag! Hare cuts right! Under the fence And out of sight!
Faster! Faster! Hound can't match him! The hare is gone Like a flash of light-- Vanished clean Out of sight!
The hound slows down. He pants. He stops. He flops right over. Down he drops.
A goat walks up and says, "Well, well! You chase the rabbits, catch them all-- But that little hare just watched you fall?"
The hound looked up With tired eyes, And what he said Was very wise:
"I was running For my dinner. But that hare was running For his life-- And the difference is stunning."
A want will get you down the track, But a need will make sure you never look back.