There is indeed a song called "Captain Bloody Valiant" that is sung from the point of view of the lion, about the lion tamer. It's absolutely ace. In fact, I witnessed it sung this weekend by a wonderful elderly lady with a stunning voice, at a singaround at Holmfirth Folk Music Festival. She also sang it last year, and having spent all year going on to my brother about how brilliant it was, when she turned up this year, I asked her to do it again, and recorded a scratchy copy on my mobile phone.