Anthem

There once was an anthill known for its quick thinking
Uniformed movements and synchronized blinking
The queen was the best of the best and the rest all agreed

One ant returned from his day at the sidewalk
Puzzled he turned to a neighbor and they talked, he told
Of a spector or monster or ghost that he’d seen

“I’ve seen a footprint that fifty ants long
And it’s wide as ten raindrops, complete with five claws
Though you may not believe what you’ve heard me describe
I’ve seen the truth and it’s burned on my eyes.”

This you can imagined caused quite a commotion
Ants are quite loyal and high on devotion
The queen put to trial the word of this renegade ant

“I’ve seen a foot, it’s the color of sand
And when I listened closely I heard the word ‘man’
Though I don’t know it’s mind and I don’t know it’s plans
I will testify on my word as an ant.”

The queen raised her voice and said to the wind
“Prove yourself if we should believe
For how can I know if I cannot see
All of my rule here’s my one guarantee
We ants who still think are the ants that are free”

All together now our anthem we sing
“La da da di da da, La da da da da da”
“La da da di da da, La da da da da da”

The queen then declared on the top of ant mountain
Ranting and raving her subjects surrounded
“Come down on this mountain to prove your existence
To me!”

Now by this time our first ant was all tied up
Mindlessly binded to show them what he’d done
His last words as all are he could not recant
He said, “Why would a human bow down to an ant.”