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Tree Hugger Tab

by Kimya Dawson


The flower said, "I wish I was a tree,"
                              
The tree said, "I wish I could be

A different kind of tree,

The cat wished that it was a bee,

The turtle wished that it could fly
                      
Really high into the sky,

Over rooftops and then dive

Deep into the sea.


And in the sea there is a fish,
                            
A fish that has a secret wish,

A wish to be a big cactus

With a pink flower on it.

And in the sea there is a fish,

A fish that has a secret wish,
                             
A wish to be a big cactus

With a pink flower on it.


And the flower
         
Would be its offering
                
Of love to the desert.

And the desert,
         
So dry and lonely,
                 
That the creatures all
              
Appreciate the effort.


And the rattlesnake said,
               
"I wish I had hands so
                       
I could hug you like a man."
 
And then the cactus said,

"Don't you understand,

My skin is covered with sharp spikes

That'll stab you like a thousand knives.

A hug would be nice,

But hug my flower with your eyes."

                                 
The flower said, "I wish I was a tree,"
                              
The tree said, "I wish I could be
                   
A different kind of tree,

The cat wished that it was a bee,

The turtle wished that it could fly

Really high into the sky,

Over rooftops and then dive

Deep into the sea.



And in the sea there is a fish,
                            
A fish that has a secret wish,

A wish to be a big cactus

With a pink flower on it.

And in the sea there is a fish,

A fish that has a secret wish,
                             
A wish to be a big cactus

With a pink flower on it.



And the flower
         
Would be its offering
                
Of love to the desert.

And the desert,
         
So dry and lonely,
                 
That the creatures all
                 
Appreciate the effort.