Where did all the vultures go
We used to see them every day
But suddenly they seem to have gone away
I have searched for them high and low
They used to be on every midden heap
And on tall coconut trees
And even on the roofs of the houses we keep
They used to float around in the skies
And you could see them with your very eyes
But now, strangely, they are nowhere to be found
No matter how much you search around
Have we mistaken them for chicken in coops
Most likely they have ended up in chop bar soups
Inside fried rice packs, I hear
Or in your very own stews, I fear
How many of them have ended up in my belly
Can you really tell
I wonder, but I’m not being frivolous or silly
Why can’t they be found
High up in the skies or right here on the ground
Neither on school parks nor in villages and durbar grounds
They are not by the seaside or in any cops
We must find them else it’ll be our loss
So where are these vultures
Where did they go
Surely, we haven’t eaten up the lot
I pray and hope it isn’t so But where did all those precious vultures go?
