In the zoo   they gave him a cage   circus put a sparkle   on his face   away from life   the elephant walks   shadow across a dream   lost for ivory      oh, freedom   lite a flame      it’s like prejudice   for the color of your skin   prejudice for a woman   prejudice for an animal   like the elephant   of the plain      masai moon   in the morningrise   Africa—   the world comes alive   a matriarch   leads the tribe   to the sweet water   the cool feelin’   and the way to survive      oh, freedom   lite a flame      it’s like prejudice   for the color of your skin   prejudice for a woman   prejudice for an animal   like the elephant    of the plain      of the plain   for greed, not need   societies sleep   lead the killing hand on—      young ones   full of spark   a wave of birds   across the park   kids climbing   sliding, riding free   elephant child hiding   behind a tree      prejudice   for an animal   like the elephant   of the plain