🎵 Song Title: “The Scaredy Tiger”

(Verse 1)
Down the hill, one starry night,
A tiger crept without a light.
He saw a cow and licked his lips—
“Mmm, a tasty dinner!” he said with a hiss!

(Verse 2)
But from the house came such a sound—
A baby crying loud and round!
The tiger stopped and raised an ear,
Then heard the mother calm with cheer:

👩 “Don’t cry, baby, or tiger may come!
Wait—here’s a dried persimmon!”

(Chorus)
“Oh no!” said the tiger with a shout,
“What is that? I better stay out!”
He shook with fear and hid his face—
A dried persimmon took his place!

(Verse 3)
Along came a thief, sneaky and slow,
Looking for a cow below.
In the dark, he reached out quick—
And grabbed the tiger, furry and thick!

🐮 “Yes! I got the cow, hooray!”
The tiger screamed and ran away!

(Chorus)
“Oh no!” said the tiger with a shout,
“What is that? I better stay out!”
He roared and raced into the trees—
The thief flew off and scraped his knees!

(Verse 4 – gentle ending)
The sun came up, the cow was there,
The mother smiled with love and care.
The tiger never came again—
Afraid of fruit, not cows or men!

(Final Chorus)
Even the strong can shake with fright,
When they don’t quite see things right.
So laugh a little, don’t you fear—
Silly things can seem quite near! 🐯🎵