Once there were brothers who said that they loved her

Once there were brothers who worked at the zoo

Once there were brothers who said that they loved her

Once they petted her poodle named Pooh

Once there were two

With claws unretracted

A lion reacted

Once there were two

With claws unretracted

A lion reacted

Once there were two

Because she was bothered

Together at the zoo

While feeding her daughter

Because she was bothered

Petting her Pooh

We buried my father

Then there was one

With my mother aching

His brother replaced him

Then there was one

With my mother aching

His brother replaced him

Now there is nothing

Until he was bitten

Until he was bitten

Now there is nothing

Until he was bitten

By an infected kitten

Now there is nothing

So Mother retreated

From a life that repeated

Sound of nothing

And said she was sorry

And more nothing

But the night is so starry