The Rabbit Song

Singer David Knoplfer and former member of the band Dire Straits has been so moved by the case of Akmal Shaikh that he is dedicating the Rabbit Song every night on his forth-coming tour to the mentally ill Briton facing execution in China.

Like David, Akmal has composed and recorded a song about rabbits. Knoplfer describes the concept behind Akmal’s song as more ‘ambitious and grandiose’ than his own, as Akmal wholeheartedly believed that his song would usher in world peace.

The lyrics are ‘Come little rabbit come and play, Come little rabbit let us sing’. Reprieve believes this song illustrates the delusional nature of Mr Shaikh's illness and his extreme vulnerability.

Please bear in mind when you listen to this song that Akmal did actually believe that this was to be the beginning of his international pop career.
Akmal suffers from bipolar disease and has a lifelong history of erratic and bizarre behaviour.

Drug smugglers took advantage of his vulnerable state of mind by promising him that super-stardom waited for him in China. Sadly Akmal is now closer to execution than he will ever be to X-Factor.

You can view  Come little Rabbit by Akmal Shaikh on Youtube