Track 03:

ORDINARY DAY   (listen)

words & music John Bennetts

Verse 1

By the shore of Lake Tanganyika,

Watching moonbeams dancing ‘cross the water,

Sat an old baboon reminiscing,

Of the time when he was small.

Roaming forests & mountains with his troupe,

Sometimes up to a hundred or more,

His life was full of fun and adventure,

And he was free without a care,

What animal could ask for more.

Chorus 1

I can see the sun rise,

I can feel it’s warmth on my face,

This is just an ordinary day,

In my forest home.

Verse 2

Hunt & gather in grasslands of Zaire,

Blossoms & fleas & stems & seeds,

Catch the antelope & the hare,

Watch out for the python there.

Lazy days by the watering hole,

It’s scary when the lions go by,

Crocodile swims close to the banks,

Jump up to the tree top high,

No escape from this circle of life.

Chorus 2

 I can see the sun rise,

I can feel it’s warmth on my face,

This is just an ordinary day,

In my forest home.

I can see the moon rise,

I can see the stars in the sky,

This is just an ordinary day,

In my forest home.

Verse 3

They scream ‘n roar, ‘n grunt & bark,

And bare their teeth when they’re alarmed,

Mothers carry babies off to safety on their backs,

They gather ‘round the strongest male,

When threatened or endangered,

The hunters of the group keep their families in a pack,

The hunters of the group keep their families in a pack.

Bridge

Watch the world go by,

Send my call so high into the sky,

There’s no escaping this circle of life,

Savannah Baboon.

Outro Chorus