Bagheera Lyrics - Travelers & Thieves - Blues Traveler

Bagheera walked into the bar 

And poured himself a drink 

His fur was stained with the blook of monkeys 

And he needed time to think 

The man at the bar said 

"What are you doing here?" 

Bagheera let go a low soft purr 

That kept the man from coming near 

He said, "I'm Bagheera, the mighty panther 

And that jungle is my home 

I'm free, free in all I see 

And that makes me free to roam" 

Sometimes to feel the music of the jungle 

It can cause you pain 

And the man heard Bagheera 

As the entire jungle joined in the big black cat's refrain 

One dark night the man-cub came 

To the big black cat afraid 

The boy was sure that he was dying 

Due to the endless stream of water that his eyes made 

Yeah, the cat knew why when the boy said 

"I don't want to die, for these are the ways of men" 

The boy cried,"Teacher, teacher I don't, understand this ache within me" 

The great cat sighed and then softly he began 

"ndeed thou art a man's child now 

And the world is yours to give and take 

The time has come now for your awareness 

To change forever and there's a choice for you to make" 

"You may remain here in the jungle 

And hunt with the free people 

Or if you feel the man's God calling you 

Return to your kind in the village and worship at his steeple" 

The only thing you must do is 

What you feel in your heart is true 

I will hunt now and leave you on your own 

To decide what to do 

The mighty panther went on his hunt 

The secret Lord of the jungle beneath the night sky 

And some say if you could have seen him 

Then you'd have noticed a tear fall from his majestic eye