His Breeding Ground

His breeding ground the bird defends in song But those who say his song is born of joy have got it all wrong Or 'tis not out of love he feels compelled to sing No song to him perhaps is just a territorial thing Is he that different to human kind In our sort too aggression you will find Our borders too we do fight to defend And to make a foe we often lose a friend To birds and animals in some of our behaviour we relate We even have to compete for a mate As is often is the case of man and wife That they do not remain that way for life His breeding ground the bird in song defend And at breeding time even his own kind not his friend.