Karel Schuurman - I Sat Down With My Grandson Lyrics

I sat down with my grandson
He means everything to me
He took me to the Zoo
There was a lot to see
All these people
Walking around the places
Staring at the animals
And making silly faces
He's a wise boy
As grandsons can be
Nothing that hits his eyes
That he does not see
All his questions opened
My eyes as well
So there were no lies
I dared him to tell
Why are they locked up he asked
Did they do something bad?
No my boy, it's only for our safety and pleasure
That's why they look so sad
With shame he looked at
The animals behind bars and said
Where then is their life better
Here or behind the stars?
I sat down with my grandson
A thought came into his mind
What if these people begin
To dislike their very own kind?
Will they put each other
Like these monkeys in cages?
I said: Yes my boy, they do that
They already do that .. for ages
My grandson sat there
He was silent for a while
Then he pointed to the sky
And said with a strange sad smile
Well, if they treat our planet
As bad as they do here in the Zoo
They will never keep our planet safe
And make our sky clean and blue
I sat down with my grandson
He means everything to me
He took me to the Zoo
There was a lot to see
All these animals
Locked inside their places
Watching all these people
And making silly faces