Rudyard Kiplings "The Jungle Book"

NOW THIS IS THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE
AS OLD AND AS TRUE AS THE SKY
AND THE WOLF THAT SHALL KEEP IT SHALL PROSPER
BUT THE WOLF SHALL BREAK IT MUST DIE

AS THE CREEPER THAT GIRDLES THE TREE TRUNK
THE LAW RUNS FORWARD AND BACK
FOR THE STRENGTH OF THE PACK IS THE WOLF
AND THE STRENGTH OF THE WOLF IS THE PACK

WASH DAILY FROM NOSE TIP TO TAIL
DRINK DEEPLY BUT NEVER TOO DEEP
AND REMEMBER THE NIGHT IS FOR HUNTING
AND FORGET NOT THE DAY IS FOR SLEEP

KEEP PEACE WITH THE LORDS OF THE JUNGLE
THE TIGER THE PANTHER THE BEAR
AND TROUBLE NOT HATHI THE SILENT
AND MOCK NOT THE BOAR IN HIS LAIR

WHEN YOU FIGHT WITH A WOLF OF THE PACK
YOU MUST FIGHT THEM ALONE AND AFAR
LEST OTHERS TAKE PART IN THE QUARREL
AND THE PACK BE DIMINISHED BY WAR

IF YOU KILL BEFORE MIDNIGHT BE SILENT
AND WAKE NOT THE WOODS WITH YOUR BAY
LEST YOU FRIGHTEN THE DEER FROM THE CROPS
AND THE BROTHERS GO EMPTY AWAY

YOU MAY KILL FOR YOURSELVES AND YOUR MATES
AND YOUR CUBS AS THEY NEED AND YOU CAN
BUT KILL NOT FOR THE PLEASURE OF KILLING
AND SEVEN TIMES NEVER KILL MAN

THE KILL OF THE WOLF IS THE MEAT OF THE WOLF
HE MAY DO WHAT HE WILL
BUT TILL HE HAS GIVEN PERMISSION
THE PACK MAY NOT EAT OF THAT KILL

BECAUSE OF HIS AGE AND HIS CUNNING
BECAUSE OF HIS GRIPE AND HIS PAW
IN ALL THAT THE LAW LEAVES OPEN
THE WORD OF THE HEAD WOLF IS LAW

NOW THESE ARE THE LAWS OF THE JUNGLE
AND MANY AND MIGHTY ARE THEY
BUT THE HEAD AND THE HOOF OF THE LAW
AND THE HAUNCH AND THE HUMP IS OBEY